Granular activated carbon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

American Water Works Association.

American National Standards Institute.

Series:

AWWA Standard B604

AWWA Standard B604 ; v.12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carbon, Activated--Standards.

Carbon, Activated.

Water--Purification--Adsorption.

Water.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (55 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[New York?] : American Water Works Association, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This standard covers the use of granular and extruded activated carbons as a filter medium and adsorbent in water treatment.

Contents:

""Foreword""; ""I. Introduction""; ""I.A. Background""; ""I.B. History""; ""I.C. Acceptance""; ""II. Special Issues""; ""II.A. Storage and Handling Precautions""; ""II.B. Activated Carbon Dust""; ""II.C. Adsorptive Performance""; ""II.D. Filter Media""; ""II.E. GAC Size Distribution""; ""II.F. Abrasion Resistance""; ""II.G. Non-wettable""; ""II.H. Reactivation""; ""III. Use of This Standard""; ""III.A. Purchaser Options and Alternatives""; ""III.B. Modification to Standard""; ""IV. Major Revisions""; ""V. Comments""; ""SECTION 1: General""; ""Sec. 1.1 Scope""; ""Sec. 1.2 Purpose""

""Sec. 1.3 Application""""SECTION 2: References""; ""SECTION 3: Definitions""; ""SECTION 4: Requirements""; ""Sec. 4.1 Materials""; ""Sec. 4.2 Characteristics""; ""Sec. 4.3 Impurities""; ""SECTION 5: Verification""; ""Sec. 5.1 Sampling""; ""Sec. 5.2 Test Procedures""; ""Sec. 5.3 Notice of Nonconformance""; ""SECTION 6: Delivery""; ""Sec. 6.1 Marking""; ""Sec. 6.2 Packaging and Shipping""; ""Sec. 6.3 Affidavit of Compliance""; ""Appendix A: Bibliography ""; ""Appendix B: Surrogate Tests ""; ""Appendix C: Filter Material Placing and Preparation""; ""Figures ""

""Figure 1 Apparent density apparatus """"Figure 2 Stirring abrasion unit ""; ""Figure 3 Testing pan assembly for Ro-Tap abrasion test ""; ""Figure 4 Abrasion testing pan for Ro-Tap abrasion test ""; ""Figure B.1 Sample determination of tannin extract by carbon adsorption ""; ""Tables ""; ""Table F.1 Typical characteristics for a range of GAC p roducts""; ""Table 1 Sampling of bagged media ""; ""Table 2 US standard sieves and opening sizes ""; ""Table 3 Sieving apparatus required for stirring abrasion test ""; ""Table 4 Recommended particle sieve sizes ""

""Table 5 Di values for Ro-Tap abrasion test """"Table 6 Example Ro-Tap abrasion test ""

Notes:

"ANSI/AWWA B604-12 (revision of ANSI/AWWA B604-05)."

At head of title: AWWA standard.

"Effective date: June 1, 2012. First edition approved by AWWA Board of Directors Jan. 28, 1974. This edition approved Jan. 22, 2012. Approved by American National Standards Institute March 27, 2012."

ISBN:

1-61300-143-6

OCLC:

922966801