Assessment of possible reducing the concentration of total organic carbon in drinking water by using powdered activated carbons

Summary

Processing of the data on permanganate index and total organic carbon for 2021–2022 revealed a clear correlation in the dynamics of changes in these indicators in both source and purified water. Samples of a number of brands of powdered activated carbons were tested in a process flow scheme of river water treatment. The test results showed that treatment with activated carbon provides for increasing significantly the efficiency of river water purification both in terms of permanganate index and in reducing the total organic carbon.

Key words

water treatment , permanganate oxidizability , natural water treatment , total organic carbon , powdered activated carbons , tests