Activated Carbon for Water Treatment

acid activated carbon adsorbable components adsorbable substances adsorption analysis adsorption capacity adsorption equilibria adsorption isotherm benzene biodegradation breakthrough curve c₁ calculated carbon dosages chlorine compounds constant described desorption determined diffusion coefficient EBCT effluent concentration equilibrium experimental data external mass transfer Fettig fictive component filter fixed-bed flocculation Freundlich equation Freundlich isotherm g/m³ GAC columns gDOC/m³ humic acid humic substances IAST influent initial concentration intraparticle isotherm data isotherm equation kinetics Langmuir Langmuir equation Liquid-phase concentration m²/s mass balance method mg/m³ micropore mixture mol/m³ multicomponent n-values natural organic matter nonadsorbable organic compounds organic matter overall isotherm oxidation ozone p-nitrophenol parameters particle percent phenol pore diffusion pore volume predicted reactivation reactor removal Rhine River RSSCT Section shown in Figure single substances single-solute solid-phase concentration solution Sontheimer strongly adsorbing surface area surface diffusion model Table Tetrachloroethene tion Trichloroethene values wastewater water treatment weakly adsorbing