United States Reber. Kerr Eminent Research EPA-600/2-80-125 Evronmen Protection Labora wey 1380 ‘Ada OK 78820 REGION Research ond Development ev TROMMENSAL Po sae: Cyanide Fomoval oo Refinery Wastewater Using Powdered Activated Carbon IS» HM syRESEARCH REPORTING SERIES Research reports of the Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. have been grouped into nine series. These nine broad cate- gories were established to facilitate further development and application of en- vironmental technology. Elimination of traditional grouping was consciously planned to foster technology transfer and a maximum interface in related fields The nine series are: Environmentat Health Eifects Research Environmental Protection Technology Ecological Research Environmental Monitoring Socioeconomic Environmental Studies Scientific and Technical Assessment Reports (STAR) Interagency Energy-Environment Research and Development “Special” Reports Miscellaneous Reports This report has been assigned to the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TECH- NOLOGY series. This series describes research performed to develop and dem- onstrate instrumentation, equipment, and methodology to repair or prevent en- vironmental degradation from point and non-point sources of pollution. This work provides the new or improved technology required for the control and treatment of pollution sources to meet environmental quality standards. PErNonaona This document is available to the public through the National Technical Informa- tion Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161EPA~600/2-80-125 May 1980 CYANIDE REMOVAL FROM REFINERY WASTEWATER USING POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON by James E. Huff Jeffrey M. Bigger IIT Research Institute Chicago, I1linots 60616 EPA Grant No. R804029-01 TITRI Project C6358 Project Officer Thomas E. Short, Jr. Source Management ‘Branch Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory ‘Ada, Oklahoma 74820 This study was conducted in cooperation with the Mlinots Institute for Environmental Quality Chicago, I11inots 60606 ROBERT S. KERR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ‘ADA, OKLAHOMA 74820