Treatment of Water by Granular Activated Carbon Book

Preface
1. Overview: Role of Activated Carbon in EPA's Regulatory Program, J.A. Cotruvo, H.F. Hanson, and T.P. Thornton
Theoretical Approaches
2. Absorption of Multicomponent Liquids from Water onto Activated Carbon: Convenient Estimation Methods, M. Manes and M. Greenbank
3. Selective Adsorption of Organic Homologues onto Activated Carbon from Dilute Aqueous Solutions: Solvophobic Interaction Approach - Branching and Predictions, G. Altshuler and G. Belfort
4. Theory of Correspondence for Adsorption from Dilute Solutions on Heterogeneous Adsorbents, A.L. Myers and S. Sircar
5. Physiochemical Aspects of Carbon Affecting Adsorption frm the Aqueous Phase, B.R. Puri
6. Effect of Surface Characteristics of Activated Carbon on the Adsorption of Chloroform from Aqueous Solution, C. Ishizaki, I. Martí and M. Ruiz
Discussion I: Theoretical Approaches
Modeling and Competitive Adsorption Aspects
7. Removal of Carbon Tetrachloride from Water by Activated Carbon, W.J. Weber, Jr., and M. Pirbazari
8. Recent Advances in the Calculation of Multicomponent Adsorption in Fixed Beds, C. Tien
9. Controlling Mechanisms for Granular Activated-Carbon Adsorption Columns in the Liquid Phase, M.R. Rosene
10. Evaluation of Activated Carbon by the Dynamic Minicolumn Adsorption Technique, L.J. Bilello and B.A. Beaudet
11. Adsorption Equilibria in Multisolute Mixtures of Known and Unknown Composition, B.R. Frick and H. Sontheimer
Discussion II: Modeling and Competitive Adsorption Aspects
Biological/Adsorptive Interactions
12. Comparison of Adsorptive and Biological Total Organic Carbon Removal by Granular Activated Carbon in Potable Water Treatment, S.W. Maloney, et al.
13. Pilot-Scale Evaluation of Ozone-Granular Activated Carbon Combinations for Trihalomethane Precursor Removal, W.H. Glaze, et al.
14. Interaction of Adsorption and Bioactivity in Full-Scale Activated-Carbon Filters: The Mont Valerien Experiment, F. Fiessinger, J. Mallevialle, and A. Benedek
15. Microbial Population Dynamics on Granular Activated Carbon Used for Treating Surface Impounded Groundwater, R.M. Donlan and T.L. Yohe
16. Mathematical Description of the Microbial Activity in a Batch System of Activated Carbon, Phenol, and Arthrobacter Strain 381, J.G. den Blanken
Discussion III: Biological/Absorptive Interactions
Pilot- and Large-Scale Studies
17. Experimental Error Estimates with Pilot Activated-Carbon Investigations of Trace Organic Removals, M.J. McGuire, T.S. Tanaka, and M.K. Davis
18. Experimental Studies of Distribution Profiles of Organic and Inorganic Substances Absorbed on Fixed Beds of Granular Activated Carbon, K. Alben, E. Shpirt, and N. Perrins
19. Pilot Plant Study on the Use of Chlorine Dioxide and Granular Activated Carbon, B.W. Lykins, Jr., and J. DeMarco
20. Comparison of the Removal of Halogenated and Other Organic Compounds by Six Types of Carbon in Pilot Filters, J.J. Rook
21. A Comparison of Granular Activated Carbon and a Carbonaceous Resin for Removal of Volatile Halogenated Organics from a Groundwater, P.C. Chrostowski, et al.
22. Dynamic Behavior of Organics in Full-Scale Granular Activated-Carbon Columns, R.S. Summers and P.V. Roberts
23. Experiences in Operating a Full-Scale Granular Activated-Carbon System with On-Site Reactivation, J. DeMarco, et al.
Discussion IV: Pilot- and Large-Scale Studies Index