Application of a method to quantify carbonate precipitated on granular activated carbon (GAC) used in potable water treatment

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2199-2206

  McCafferty, N D ^a,b   Callow, M E ^a   Hoggett, L ^b   Holden, B ^b   Leadbeater, B S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ANGLIAN WATER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Carbonate; Carbonate precipitation; GAC; GAC regeneration; Granular activated carbon; Scaling; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ACIDIZATION; ACTIVATED CARBON; CALCIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; POTABLE WATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCALE (DEPOSITS); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER TREATMENT;

CARBONATE PRECIPITATION; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON REGENERATION; POTABLE WATER TREATMENT; SCALING;

CARBONATES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBONIC ACID; DRINKING WATER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBONATE; PRECIPITATION; SCALING; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG DETERMINATION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TECHNIQUE; WATER HARDNESS; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0034064480     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00412-1     Document Type: Article

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