A review: Potential and challenges of biologically activated carbon to remove natural organic matter in drinking water purification process

Chemosphere

Volumn 167, Issue , 2017, Pages 120-138

  Korotta Gamage, Shashika Madushi ^a   Sathasivan, Arumugam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacterial regrowth; Biodegradable organic matter; Biologically activated carbon; Biostability; Disinfectant by product; Natural organic matter

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BIOACTIVITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; DISINFECTION; HYDROPHILICITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POTABLE WATER; PURIFICATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BACTERIAL REGROWTH; BIODEGRADABLE ORGANIC MATTER; BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVATED CARBONS; BIOSTABILITY; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVATED CARBON; DRINKING WATER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC MATTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BACTERIUM; BIOACTIVITY; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PURIFICATION; REGROWTH; WATER TREATMENT;

BACKWASHING; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT; HYDROPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OXIDATION; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL ADHESION; CARBON; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84989810858     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.09.097     Document Type: Review

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