Treatment of Water by Granular Activated Carbon

by McGuire, Michael J.; Suffet, I. H.

• ISBN13: 9780841206656
• ISBN10: 0841206651
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1983-03-15
• Publisher: American Chemical Society

Table of Contents

Preface1. J.A. Cotruvo, H.F. Hanson, and T.P. Thornton: Overview: Role of Activated Carbon in EPA's Regulatory ProgramTheoretical Approaches2. M. Manes and M. Greenbank: Absorption of Multicomponent Liquids from Water onto Activated Carbon: Convenient Estimation Methods3. G. Altshuler and G. Belfort: Selective Adsorption of Organic Homologues onto Activated Carbon from Dilute Aqueous Solutions: Solvophobic Interaction Approach - Branching and Predictions4. A.L. Myers and S. Sircar: Theory of Correspondence for Adsorption from Dilute Solutions on Heterogeneous Adsorbents5. B.R. Puri: Physiochemical Aspects of Carbon Affecting Adsorption frm the Aqueous Phase6. C. Ishizaki, I. Marti and M. Ruiz: Effect of Surface Characteristics of Activated Carbon on the Adsorption of Chloroform from Aqueous SolutionDiscussion I: Theoretical ApproachesModeling and Competitive Adsorption Aspects7. W.J. Weber, Jr., and M. Pirbazari: Removal of Carbon Tetrachloride from Water by Activated Carbon8. C. Tien: Recent Advances in the Calculation of Multicomponent Adsorption in Fixed Beds9. M.R. Rosene: Controlling Mechanisms for Granular Activated-Carbon Adsorption Columns in the Liquid Phase10. L.J. Bilello and B.A. Beaudet: Evaluation of Activated Carbon by the Dynamic Minicolumn Adsorption Technique11. B.R. Frick and H. Sontheimer: Adsorption Equilibria in Multisolute Mixtures of Known and Unknown CompositionDiscussion II: Modeling and Competitive Adsorption AspectsBiological/Adsorptive Interactions12. S.W. Maloney, et al.: Comparison of Adsorptive and Biological Total Organic Carbon Removal by Granular Activated Carbon in Potable Water Treatment13. W.H. Glaze, et al.: Pilot-Scale Evaluation of Ozone-Granular Activated Carbon Combinations for Trihalomethane Precursor Removal14. F. Fiessinger, J. Mallevialle, and A. Benedek: Interaction of Adsorption and Bioactivity in Full-Scale Activated-Carbon Filters: The Mont Valerien Experiment15. R.M. Donlan and T.L. Yohe: Microbial Population Dynamics on Granular Activated Carbon Used for Treating Surface Impounded Groundwater16. J.G. den Blanken: Mathematical Description of the Microbial Activity in a Batch System of Activated Carbon, Phenol, and Arthrobacter Strain 381Discussion III: Biological/Absorptive InteractionsPilot- and Large-Scale Studies17. M.J. McGuire, T.S. Tanaka, and M.K. Davis: Experimental Error Estimates with Pilot Activated-Carbon Investigations of Trace Organic Removals18. K. Alben, E. Shpirt, and N. Perrins: Experimental Studies of Distribution Profiles of Organic and Inorganic Substances Absorbed on Fixed Beds of Granular Activated Carbon19. B.W. Lykins, Jr., and J. DeMarco: Pilot Plant Study on the Use of Chlorine Dioxide and Granular Activated Carbon20. J.J. Rook: Comparison of the Removal of Halogenated and Other Organic Compounds by Six Types of Carbon in Pilot Filters21. P.C. Chrostowski, et al.: A Comparison of Granular Activated Carbon and a Carbonaceous Resin for Removal of Volatile Halogenated Organics from a Groundwater22. R.S. Summers and P.V. Roberts: Dynamic Behavior of Organics in Full-Scale Granular Activated-Carbon Columns23. J. DeMarco, et al.: Experiences in Operating a Full-Scale Granular Activated-Carbon System with On-Site ReactivationDiscussion IV: Pilot- and Large-Scale StudiesIndex