activated carbon granular Articles
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Technico-economic assessment of groundwater treatment by palladium-on-zeolite-catalyst in comparison to GAC fixed bed adsorbers
A technico-economic comparison between palladium-on-zeolite (Pd/Y), and granular activated carbon (GAC) based methods of groundwater clean-up is presented. The treatment concepts are assessed by means of process-based cost functions that can be applied to a broad range of case-specific conditions. The analysis accounts for variability in cost and performance parameters and reduces the interplay ...
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Experimental study and modelling of zinc adsorption by granular activated carbon and natural zeolite
The metal removal capability of Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) and natural zeolite is evaluated in this study using zinc as a model adsorbate. The equilibrium and kinetic characteristics of zinc adsorption on GAC and natural zeolite were studied in batch stirred tank experiments. The adsorption data for both systems were fitted by Langmuir, Freundlich, Langmuir-Freundlich, and Redlich-Peterson ...
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Role of membranes and activated carbon in the removal of endocrine disruptors
As part of an American Water Works Association Research Foundation (AwwaRF) research project to evaluate conventional and advanced treatment processes for the removal of endocrine disruptors and pharmaceuticals (Project #2758), several experiments were conducted using membranes and activated carbon. A series of dynamic flow-through membrane experiments were performed at pilot- and full-scale to ...
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Site 25 System Slows Down Contamination
The Air Force has installed dollar $2 million groundwater extraction and granular activated carbon system to slow down the spread of the solvent trichloroethene (TCE) groundwater contamination at Site ...
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Sorption of metaldehyde using granular activated carbon
In this work, the ability of granular activated carbon (GAC) to sorb metaldehyde was evaluated. The kinetic data could be described by an intra-particle diffusion model, which indicated that the porosity of the sorbent strongly influenced the rate of sorption. The analysis of the equilibrium sorption data revealed that ionic strength and temperature did not play any significant role in the ...
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Separated adsorption and bacterial degradation of microcystins in GAC filtration
For removal of microcystins from drinking water, Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) filtration has shown to be promising as it is not only an efficient adsorbent, but also can support biodegradation of microcystins, extending the lifetime of this application. In this study, a sterile and non-sterile GAC column, in addition to a sand column, was studied to distinguish the adsorption and ...
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Base Tests Common Cleanup Solution at Uncommon Site
The Air Force has installed a granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorption system to remove contamination from groundwater at a remote Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Propulsion Directorate ...
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Distribution of iron in activated carbon composites: assessment of arsenic removal behavior
The main objectives of this study were to evaluate the effectiveness of using iron impregnated granular activated carbon (AC) to remove arsenic from water and to assess the partitioning behavior of arsenic under a variety of conditions. Iron impregnated granular activated carbon (AC-Fe) composites were prepared with different ferric (Fe+3) concentrations, ranging from 0.09 to 3.0 M. These ...
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Removal of humic substances using solar irradiation followed by granular activated carbon adsorption
This study proposed a new method using freely available sunlight and granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorption for enhanced removal of humic substances (HS). Experiments were carried out under natural sunlight conditions in winter and summer. A parabolic solar collector (PC) was applied to concentrate solar energy. HS were characterized by UV254 absorbance, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) ...
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Treatment of paint wastewater by radiation combined with coagulation and adsorption
In this study, attempts were made to examine the efficiency of radiation combined with coagulation with aluminium sulphate and adsorption using granular activated carbon (GAC) for treatment of paint wastewater and its reuse for different purpose. Parameters affecting microorganism disinfection such as radiation dose showed that complete disinfection was obtained at radiation dose 2 kGy. Factors ...
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Performance of a GAC and ultrafiltration hybrid process under high humidity and temperature conditions
The performance of a granular activated carbon (GAC) and ultrafiltration (UF) hybrid process and changes in UF membrane properties were studied. This hybrid process reduced total organic carbon by 59 ± 12% and UV absorbance (UV254) by 88 ± 31%, with GAC accounting for 93 and 98% of total reduction, respectively. Selected pharmaceuticals and personal care products were reduced by 32–92% during the ...
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Preventing trihalomethane formation: the ability of granular activated carbon and brimac media to remove colour and total organic carbons, from drinking water in the north west of Scotland
Background: Granular activated carbon (GAC) and Brimac media has been used for many years in water treatment works to reduce and remove colour and total organic carbon (TOCs). This reduces the formation of trihalomethanes (THMs) formed by disinfection with chlorine. The TOCs arise from humic and fulvic acids found in source waters for many, small, scattered remote communities in Scotland. A ...
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Adsorption kinetics and diffusion of Saxitoxins on granular-activated carbon: influence of pore size distribution
Saxitoxin (STX) is the most toxic non-protein substance known. STX-producing cyanobacteria have been identified in most continents and are being detected more widely because of global warming, threatening human drinking water supplies worldwide. Removal of these components can be accomplished by adsorption on granular-activated carbon (GAC) but little is yet known about the kinetics of the ...
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Enhanced Fenton-like removal of nitrobenzene via internal microelectrolysis in nano zerovalent iron/activated carbon composite
The efficiency of Fenton-like catalysis using nano zerovalent iron (nZVI) is limited by nZVI aggregation and activity loss due to inactive ferric oxide forming on the nZVI surface, which hinders electron transfer. A novel iron–carbon composite catalyst consisting of nZVI and granular activated carbon (GAC), which can undergo internal iron–carbon microelectrolysis spontaneously, was ...
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Adsorption characteristics of Bisphenol-A on tailored activated carbon in aqueous solutions
The adsorption behavior of pharmaceuticals and personal care product, Bisphenol-A (BPA), according to four coal-based and four wood-based granular activated carbons modified using outgassing treatment, acidic treatment or alkaline treatment was studied. The adsorption isotherm results indicated that carbon surface acidity played a very important role in the adsorption of BPA. It was found ...
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Modelling GAC adsorption of biologically pre-treated process water from hydrothermal carbonization
Granular-activated carbon (GAC) adsorption of biologically pre-treated process waters from hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of different materials was investigated. Overall, isotherms showed that most of the dissolved organic substances are strongly adsorbable while the non-adsorbable fractions are small. The equilibrium data were modelled by using five fictive components to represent the ...
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Removal of bromate and natural organic matter by using biologically activated carbon
The removal of bromate and Natural Organic Matter (NOM) during the transition from fresh GAC to BAC was investigated by using two GAC filters with different type of GAC. The removal of bromate, nitrate, NOM in GAC filter apparently decreased during the transition. Although high level of anions and NOM, and high pH value may greatly affect bromate reduction in GAC filter, in initial period one GAC ...
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Effect of sponge volume fraction on the performance of a novel fluidized bed bioreactor
A novel fluidized bed bioreactor (FBBR) was designed by integration of anaerobic granular activated carbon and aerobic sponge reactors. This FBBR was evaluated at different sponge volume fractions for treating a synthetic wastewater. Polyester urethane sponge with cube size of 1 × 1 × 1 cm and density of 28–30 kg/m3 with 90 cells per 25 mm was used as biomass carrier. The ...
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Ozonation and Granular Activated Carbon Filtration the Solution to Many Problems
This paper explains how ozone is used in the purification of surface water to potable water both as the first treatment stage and as an intermediary stage for the reduction of organics and as a disinfectant. Taste and odour of the water are improved by the oxidation of both organic and inorganic impurities by ozone. Products resulting from algae metabolisms are shown to be easily oxidised by ...
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Use of Carbon Adsorption Processes in Groundwater Treatment
Untitled Document Summary: One of the leading treatment technologies for reduction of organic contaminants in groundwater has become the adsorption process utilizing granular activated carbon (GAC). This paper presents a methodology for selecting the proper adsorption system design. The use of the isotherm test for evaluation of carbon adsorption is discussed, with new ...
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