Trihalomethane removal by activated carbon fiber

Citation
T. Nakamura et al., Trihalomethane removal by activated carbon fiber, J ENVIR S A, 36(7), 2001, pp. 1303-1310
Citations number
18
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A-TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
ISSN journal
1093-4529 → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1303 - 1310
Database
ISI
SICI code
1093-4529(2001)36:7<1303:TRBACF>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
For the safety of drinking water, trihalomethanes are removed by adsorption onto activated carbon fiber from single-component solutions. The amounts a dsorbed onto adsorbents with large surface area and/or pore volume were sma ll. Stronger surface hydrophobicity of adsorbent was correlated with a larg er amount of trihalomethanes adsorbed. A trihalomethane with bromine was ad sorbed to a greater extent than that with chlorine. The differences in the amounts adsorbed among trihalomethanes can be explained by the polarity of trihalomethane molecules. The amount of trihalpmethanes adsorbed was mainly dominated by the strength of hydrophobicity of activated carbon fibers.