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Biological Activated Carbon Treatment Process for Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment

Xiaochang C. Wang

Published 2013 in Unknown venue

ABSTRACT

The development of biological activated carbon (BAC) technology is on the basis of activated carbon technology development. Activated carbon which is used as a kind of absorption medium plays an important role in perfecting the conventional treatment process. Furthermore, activated carbon technology becomes one of the most mature and effective processes to remove organic contaminants in water. Removal of the odor in raw water can be regarded as the first attempt of activated carbon which can play a part in water treatment. The first water treatment plant in which granular activated carbon adsorption tank used was built in 1930 in Philadelphia, United States[1]. In the 1960-1970s, developed western countries started to use activated carbon technology in potable water treatment to enhance the removal of organic contaminants. By then, prechlorination was commonly used as the first step of activated carbon treatment. As the inflow of carbon layer contained free chlorine, the growth of microorganism was inhibited and no obvious biological activity showed in the carbon layer.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2013

  • Venue

    Unknown venue

  • Publication date

    2013-04-30

  • Fields of study

    Chemistry, Environmental Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.5772/52021
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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