Environmental Progress · 1989 · 25 citations · 1 references
EngineeringChemical EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringGroundwater HydrologyHydrogeologyWater TreatmentActivated Carbon TreatmentAdsorption ProcessesGroundwater ContaminationGroundwater TreatmentOrganic Contaminant RemediationOrganic Contaminant RemovalAdsorption TechnologiesAdsorption TreatmentCarbon AdsorptionGranular Activated CarbonGranular Activated Carbon AdsorptionGranular Activated Carbon TreatmentIsotherm ModelingSystem Design Optimization
Abstract One of the leading treatment technologies for reduction of organic contaminants in groundwater has become the adsorption process utilizing granular activated carbon (GAC). This paper presents a methodology for selecting the proper adsorption system design. The use of the isotherm test for evaluation of carbon adsorption is discussed, with new data on adsorption of VOCs presented. The use of the dynamic column study for system design and its relationship to the isotherm test is reviewed using actual case studies. Design and economics for full‐scale GAC systems are discussed. The use of adsorption to remove organic contaminants from vapor sources resulting from groundwater treatment is also reviewed.
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