AWWA ACE93142

AWWA ACE93142 The Effect of Preoxidation on Granular Activated Carbon Adsorption Capacity and the Attenuation of Spills
Conference Proceeding by American Water Works Association, 01/01/1993

Shrive, Clifford A.; Summers, R. Scott; Speth, Thomas F.

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The main objectives of this study were to examine the impact of background natural organic matter and four different preoxidants on GAC adsorption capacity and kinetics. The specific objectives were: 1) quantify total organic halogen concentrations preadsorbed onto the preloaded GAC samples; 2) determine the adsorption capacity of the preloaded GAC with respect to a target compound; and 3) assess the attenuation of a target compound pulse (i.e., shock loading) by the preloaded GAC.