Optimum operating conditions for a granular activated carbon filter treating stormwater containing polychlorinated biphenyls: Backwashing and empty bed contact time

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 403-410

  Jaradat, Aiman Q ^a   Grimberg, Stefan J ^b   Holsen, Thomas M ^b   Ghosh, Rajat S ^c  

^a AL HUSSEIN BIN TALAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b Clarkson University   (United States)

^c ALCOA TECHNICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Backwash; Empty bed contact time (EBCT); Granular activated carbon (GAC); Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Indexed keywords

BACK WASHING; BREAKTHROUGH TIME; COLLOIDAL FRACTIONS; COLUMN EXPERIMENTS; EMPTY BED CONTACT TIME; EMPTY BED CONTACT TIME (EBCT); EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; OPTIMUM OPERATING CONDITIONS; STORMWATERS;

GRANULAR MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; STORM WATER;

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; COLLOID; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 77952399831     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2009.0325     Document Type: Article

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