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Water Science & Technology: Water Supply Vol 12 No 3 pp 300–308 © IWA Publishing 2012 doi:10.2166/ws.2011.134 Screening of powdered activated carbons to remove 2-methylisoborneol for drinking waterT. Watanabe, Y. Amano and M. MachidaGraduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan E-mail: sekaiisan.takayuki.watanabe@gmail.comSafety and Health Organization, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan ABSTRACT A 95% confidence interval was estimated from 2-methylisoborneol (2-MIB) numbers, as an index of adsorption capacity described in this article, for 31 different powdered activated carbons (PACs) used for drinking water purification. The seven PACs selected in this study were chosen as five of them were within the 95% confidence interval and the other two PACs were not. The PACs were assessed based on previous studies, which represented the relationships between 2-MIB adsorption capacity and surface area, pore distribution, bulk oxygen content and surface oxygen functional groups. From the results, we assumed the 2-MIB adsorption mechanism and studied relationships between 2-MIB number and ash content of PAC or pH value of PAC slurry. It was shown that the 2-MIB number correlated with the ash content and the pH value. Easily measurable ash content and pH values would help a water supplier briefly screen PACs for removing 2-MIB at a water purification facility. Keywords: activated carbon; adsorption; drinking water; 2-methylisoborneol (2-MIB); odor compound eProduct: Buy this article for £24.00 (IWA MEMBER PRICE: £18.00) All prices include VAT. For customers where VAT should not be applied, the VAT amount will be removed upon payment |
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