The empty bed contact time (EBCT) provides an indication of the quantity of carbon that will
be on line at any one time, and thus impacts the capital cost of the system. The EBCT is an …

… The presence of dissolved organic matter (humic material in particular) in source water
decreases the effectiveness of granular activated carbon filters in the treatment of drinking water. …

… The AC is marketed in two forms namely, powdered activated carbons (PACs) and granular
activated carbons (GACs). The PACs usually exhibit high specific surface area and micro-…

… of activated carbons and properties of activated carbons are described in the chapter on
powdered activated carbon (… of several commercially available granular activated carbons (3). …

… In this study, activated sludge was used as a precursor to prepare activated carbon using …
The effect of preparation conditions on the produced activated carbon characteristics as an …

… for granular activated carbon production is not determined by material specific (elemental
composition) but type-specific features. Granular activated carbons … for the activated carbons …

… by conventional treatment methods, but activated carbon has an affinity for variousorganics,
and its … Much has been written concerning the prediction of granular activated carbon (GAC) …

… on the quality of the activated carbon during the activation step. Of … granular activated carbon
of the highest quality. The following order of suitability of raw materials for activated carbon …

… The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of adsorption at Granular Activated
Carbon (GAC) columns on the removal of selected Emerging Contaminants (ECs) from …

… The activated carbon used in this work was the F400 granular activated carbon (Calgon …
size distribution of the F400 carbon used in this work is typical of many activated carbons, with a …