A study on adsorption of metals by activated carbon in a large-scale (municipal) process of surface water purification

• Authors: Marzena Dabioch , Robert Skorek , Andrzej Kita , Piotr Janoska , Katarzyna Pytlakowska , Piotr Zerzucha , Rafal Sitko
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Elements that enter the aquatic environment may pose a health risk to wildlife and humans. The aims of this study were: to determine how the introduction of activated carbon for a water purification system will improve the quality of the water produced; and to investigate the sorption of metals on activated carbons, including determination of the accumulation, as well as changes in concentrations of elements in carbons. The tests were carried out on three types of activated carbons with different granular structure. All samples were collected from Water Treatment Plant Goczalkowice, Poland. Concentrations of elements were measured using an optical emission spectrometer with inductively coupled plasma. The experiment showed that metals accumulating in the activated carbons during the operation included: Ca, Mn, Zn, and Cu. In each of the three types of carbons, it can distinguish such elements as Ba, Al, Cr, Ni, Ti, which are characterized by irregular accumulation during the operation of the filter. The introduction of carbon sorbent for water treatment largely contributed to improvement in the quality of raw material supplied to customers, mainly with regard to taste and smell, as well as to reduction of basic parameters: color, absorbance in the UV range and oxidability. [...]

Keywords

EN

Carbon sorbent; Heavy metals; Drinking water; ICP-OES; PCA

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Chemistry
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 742-753

Dates

published

1 - 5 - 2013

online

27 - 2 - 2013

Contributors

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Marzena Dabioch

• Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 40-006, Katowice, Poland

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Robert Skorek

• Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 40-006, Katowice, Poland

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Andrzej Kita

• Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 40-006, Katowice, Poland

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Piotr Janoska

• Department of Probability Theory, Institute of Mathematics, University of Silesia, 40-007, Katowice, Poland

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Katarzyna Pytlakowska

• Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 40-006, Katowice, Poland

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Piotr Zerzucha

• Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 40-006, Katowice, Poland

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Rafal Sitko

• Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, 40-006, Katowice, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11532-013-0209-4