Characterization of natural organic matter adsorption in granular activated carbon adsorbers

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (13) ◽  
pp. 3951-3959 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvana Velten ◽  
Detlef R.U. Knappe ◽  
Jacqueline Traber ◽  
Hans-Peter Kaiser ◽  
Urs von Gunten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Natural Organic Matter ◽  
Granular Activated Carbon

scholarly journals Effects of ozonation and temperature on biodegradation of natural organic matter in biological granular activated carbon filters

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. T. J. van der Aa ◽  
L. C. Rietveld ◽  
J. C. van Dijk
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Natural Organic Matter ◽  
Granular Activated Carbon ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Production ◽  
Oxygen Removal ◽  
Theoretical Maximum ◽  
Increasing Temperature

Abstract. Four pilot (biological) granular activated carbon ((B)GAC) filters were operated to quantify the effects of ozonation and water temperature on the biodegradation of natural organic matter (NOM) in (B)GAC filters. Removal of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), assimilable organic carbon (AOC) and oxygen and the production of carbon dioxide were taken as indicators for NOM biodegradation. Ozonation stimulated DOC and AOC removal in the BGAC filters, but had no significant effect on oxygen removal and carbon dioxide production. The temperature had no significant effect on DOC and AOC removal, while oxygen removal and carbon dioxide production increased with increasing temperature. Multivariate linear regression was used to quantify these relations. In summer the ratio between oxygen consumption and DOC removal exceeded the theoretical maximum of 2.5 g O2·g C−1 and the ratio between carbon dioxide production and DOC removal exceeded the theoretical maximum of 3.7 g CO2·g C−1. Bioregeneration of large NOM molecules could explain this excesses and the non-correlation between DOC and AOC removal and oxygen removal and carbon dioxide production. However bioregeneration of large NOM molecules was considered not likely to happen, due to sequestration.

scholarly journals Effects of ozonation and temperature on the biodegradation of natural organic matter in biological granular activated carbon filters

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. T. J. van der Aa ◽  
L. C. Rietveld ◽  
J. C. van Dijk
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Natural Organic Matter ◽  
Granular Activated Carbon ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Production ◽  
Theoretical Maximum ◽  
Assimilable Organic Carbon

Abstract. Four pilot (biological) granular activated carbon ((B)GAC) filters were operated to quantify the effects of ozonation and water temperature on the biodegradation of natural organic matter (NOM) in (B)GAC filters. The removal of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), assimilable organic carbon (AOC) and oxygen and the production of carbon dioxide were taken as indicators for NOM biodegradation. Ozonation stimulated DOC and AOC removal in the BGAC filters, but had no significant effect on oxygen consumption or carbon dioxide production. The temperature had no significant effect on DOC and AOC removal, while it had a positive effect on oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production. Multivariate linear regression was used to quantify these relationships. In summer, the ratio between oxygen consumption and DOC removal was approximately 2 times the theoretical maximum of 2.6 g O2 g C−1 and the ratio between carbon dioxide production and DOC removal was approximately 1.5 times the theoretical maximum of 3.7 g CO2 g C−1. The production and loss of biomass, the degassing of (B)GAC filters, the decrease in the NOM reduction degree and the temperature effects on NOM adsorption could only partly explain these excesses and the non-correlation between DOC and AOC removal and oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production. It was demonstrated that bioregeneration of NOM could explain the excesses and the non-correlation. Therefore, it was likely that bioregeneration of NOM did occur in the (B)GAC pilot filters.

scholarly journals Combination of Coagulation, Adsorption, and Ultrafiltration Processes for Organic Matter Removal from Peat Water

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 370
Author(s):  
Muthia Elma ◽  
Amalia Enggar Pratiwi ◽  
Aulia Rahma ◽  
Erdina Lulu Atika Rampun ◽  
Mahmud Mahmud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Natural Organic Matter ◽  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Aluminum Sulfate ◽  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Powdered Activated Carbon ◽  
Organic Matter Removal ◽  
Water Borne

The high content of natural organic matter (NOM) is one of the challenging characteristics of peat water. It is also highly contaminated and contributes to some water-borne diseases. Before being used for potable purposes, peat water must undergo a series of treatments, particularly for NOM removal. This study investigated the effect of coagulation using aluminum sulfate coagulant and adsorption using powdered activated carbon (PAC) as a pretreatment of ultrafiltration (UF) for removal of NOM from actual peat water. After preparation and characterization of polysulfone (Psf)-based membrane, the system’s performance was evaluated using actual peat water, particularly on NOM removal and the UF performances. The coagulation and adsorption tests were done under variable dosings. Results show that pretreatment through coagulation–adsorption successfully removed most of the NOM. As such, the UF fouling propensity of the pretreated peat water was substantially lowered. The optimum aluminum sulfate dosing of 175 mg/L as the first pretreatment stage removed up to 75–78% NOM. Further treatment using the PAC-based adsorption process further increased 92–96% NOM removals at an optimum PAC dosing of 120 mg/L. The final UF-PSf treatment reached NOM removals of 95% with high filtration fluxes of up to 92.4 L/(m2.h). The combination of three treatment stages showed enhanced UF performance thanks to partial pre-removal of NOM that otherwise might cause severe membrane fouling.

Effect of KMnO4 treating of granular activated carbon on the removal of natural organic matter

2017 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 201-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dileepa Rathnayake ◽  
Shashika Madushi Korotta-Gamage ◽  
George Kastl ◽  
Arumugam Sathasivan
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Natural Organic Matter ◽  
Granular Activated Carbon

Influence of natural organic matter (NOM) fouling on the removal of pharmaceuticals by nanofiltration and activated carbon filtration

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.G.J. Heijman ◽  
A.R.D. Verliefde ◽  
E.R. Cornelissen ◽  
G. Amy ◽  
J.C. van Dijk
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Natural Organic Matter ◽  
Granular Activated Carbon ◽  
Diverse Group ◽  
Sequential Combination ◽  
Carbon Filtration ◽  
Positively Charged ◽  
Micro Pollutants

The influence of natural organic matter (NOM) fouling on the rejection of micro pollutants in nanofiltration (NF) and the adsorption during granular activated carbon (GAC) filtration is investigated for a diverse group of pharmaceuticals. These pharmaceuticals were first spiked in feed waters filtered through a virgin NF-membrane and a corresponding NOM fouled membrane. The differences in rejection were never larger than 5%. The rejection of the negatively charged molecules on the fouled membrane slightly decreased and the rejection of the positively charged molecules slightly increased. These trends can be explained by a decrease of the repulsion of negative compounds and a decrease of the attraction of positive compounds by the fouled membrane. The sequential combination of NF and GAC was very effective in removing all types of pharmaceuticals. Compounds not well rejected by nanofiltration were more readily adsorbed by the GAC.

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