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Granular Activated Carbon in Water Treatment
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Churchill, Jack G. Mumford, Kathryn A. |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Activated carbon is a widely used adsorbent across a range of process industries, including water filtration and gas adsorption. It originates from different carbonaceous sources, including coal, wood, and coconut husk. The carbonaceous material is activated by a variety of processes, with the intention of creating a material with a high surface area and pore volume with typically hydrophobic surface chemistry. These properties have encouraged the use of activated carbon to adsorb hydrophobic (often organic) compounds from aqueous systems, utilizing the high selectivity and adsorption capacity, especially for low concentration solutions. Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) is activated carbon in particle sizes typically between 0.5–4 mm, with the most commonly available commercial sizes being 8 × 30 and 12 × 40 mesh (Clark and Lykins Jr 1989). GAC is generally used in adsorber beds, with the particle size allowing for low pressure drops in large scale applications. The particle size of GAC is controlled by the particle size of the unmodified source material, or by a combination of particle size reduction and extrusion processes to generate different particle morphologies. Book Name: Pure and Functionalized Carbon Based Nanomaterials |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2017-0-68390-7&isbn=9781351032308&doi=10.1201/9781351032308-13&format=pdf |
| Ending Page | 325 |
| Page Count | 28 |
| Starting Page | 298 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9781351032308-13 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2020-07-02 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Pure and Functionalized Carbon Based Nanomaterials Water Science and Technology Treatment Hydrophobic Activated Carbon Sources Carbonaceous Granular Used Adsorbent |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
