UDC 628.161.2
DOI 10.35776/VST.2025.04.02

Propol’skii Dmitrii

Filtering materials for de-ironing and demanganation of underground waters: selection criteria, varieties, and application environment (a review)

Summary

To ensure uninterrupted and high-quality water supply of cities and populated areas, complying with the requirements of the regulatory documents and standards is mandatory. Violating the standards during water treatment leads to rapid wear of water supply systems, and also produces a negative impact on human health while consuming poor-quality drinking water. Reducing the concentration of iron and manganese in drinking water is one of the most important tasks in water treatment in a number of countries. Based on a review of literary sources, the main criteria for selecting a filter media are considered; types of filtering materials used for underground water de-ironing and demanganation, and the application environment are described. Anthracite and activated carbon are the optimal filtering materials for the operation of filters. These natural materials with the properties studied are available, and widely used in water treatment processes. The synthesis of new catalytic filtering materials is promising for iron and manganese removal from groundwater. The variety of materials will allow changing the characteristics and morphology depending on the purposes of water treatment.

Key words

filter , deferrization , oxidation , ground water , demanganization , technology , removal of iron and manganese , filtering media

For citation: Propol’skii D. E. Filtering materials for de-ironing and demanganation of underground waters: selection criteria, varieties, and application environment (a review). Vodosnabzhenie i Sanitarnaia Tekhnika, 2025, no. 4, pp. 10–19. DOI: 10.35776/VST.2025.04.02. (In Russian).

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