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The Use of Granular Activated Carbon for Potable Water Treatment as an Example of Liquid Phase Applications of Activated Carbon

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Adsorption: Science and Technology

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The main subject of this paper, application of granular activated carbon in potable water treatment, will be treated in section 2. First a number of general aspects of activated carbon will be discussed, followed by some remarks on liquid phase applications of activated carbon in general. Finally the selection of the use of granular carbon for potable water treatment as an example of liquid phase applications will be justified.

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    W. C. van Lier

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Alírio E. Rodrigues

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA

    M. Douglas LeVan

  3. Laboratoire des Sciences du Génie Chimique - CNRS, ENSIC, Nancy, France

    Daniel Tondeur

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van Lier, W.C. (1989). The Use of Granular Activated Carbon for Potable Water Treatment as an Example of Liquid Phase Applications of Activated Carbon. In: Rodrigues, A.E., LeVan, M.D., Tondeur, D. (eds) Adsorption: Science and Technology. NATO ASI Series, vol 158. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2263-1_21

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