Partial replenishment of biological activated carbon filters to improve natural organic matter removal
Paper i proceeding, 2018

Natural organic matter (NOM) in surface waters negatively impacts drinking water treatment and is a precursor of harmful disinfection by-products (DBPs). Granular activate carbon (GAC) filters are integral components of many drinking water treatment plants (WTPs) due to the ability to remove NOM and organic micro pollutants from raw waters. However, GAC filters lose adsorption capacity and convert to biologically activated carbon (BAC) filter relatively quickly. This paper reports on a full-scale BAC filter modification strategy to enhance short-term NOM removal.
This is achieved by adding a small amount of fresh GAC to BAC filters which increases adsorption while maintaining biological degradation of organics by the microbes attached to the BAC. This strategy was implemented at two treatment plants in Sweden. Modified filters showed better removal of
humic-like and protein-like NOM fractions than reference filters that did not receive fresh GAC, indicating improved functioning of both adsorption and biological treatment. The result shows that both biodegradation and adsorption mechanism improved within the filters.

Natural Organic Matter (NOM)

Granular activated carbon (GAC)

Biologically activated carbon (BAC) filter

Författare

Nashita Moona

Chalmers, Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik, Vatten Miljö Teknik

DRICKS Ramprogrammet för dricksvattenforskning vid Chalmers

Kathleen Murphy

Chalmers, Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik, Vatten Miljö Teknik

Mia Bondelind

Chalmers, Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik, Vatten Miljö Teknik

Olof Bergstedt

Chalmers, Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik, Vatten Miljö Teknik

Thomas Pettersson

Chalmers, Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik, Vatten Miljö Teknik

Proceedings of IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2018

IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2018
Tokyo, Japan,

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Building Futures (2010-2018)

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