Removal of MIB and geosmin using granular activated carbon with and without MIEX pre-treatment

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 5151-5159

  Drikas, Mary ^a   Dixon, Mike ^a   Morran, Jim ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

2 methylisoborneol; Biodegradation; Dissolved organic carbon; Geosmin; Granular activated carbon; MIEX

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MICROFILTRATION; ORGANIC CARBON; POTABLE WATER; WATER FILTRATION;

2-METHYLISOBORNEOL; ACTIVATED CARBON FILTERS; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EMPTY BED CONTACT TIME; GEOSMIN; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; MIEX; PRE-TREATMENTS; TASTE AND ODOUR;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

2 METHYLISOBORNEOL; ACTIVATED CARBON; DRINKING WATER; GEOSMIN; ORGANIC CARBON; SURFACE WATER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DRINKING WATER; GRANULAR MEDIUM;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BIODEGRADATION; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 70649106964     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.08.016     Document Type: Article

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