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Water Treatment by Adsorption on Carbon and Electrochemcial Regeneration

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Introduction

Society is increasingly demanding that water quality must achieve ever higher standards through the introduction of more stringent legislation. This stems from heightened public awareness, concern over long-term environmental and health effects, and improved analytical techniques that are detecting lower concentrations of chemicals. Some of the most difficult effluents to treat are those containing low and trace quantities of toxic, non-biodegradable, or colored organics.

Water Treatment Using Adsorption

Adsorption is an attractive route for removal of these pollutants, as, not only can very low discharge consents be achieved [1], but unit designs are simple and low cost, with high removal efficiency and availability [2]. However, it is only a concentration process, and, once the adsorbent is fully loaded, it must be disposed of (by landfill or incineration) or regenerated. Activated carbon is the most widely used adsorbent, as high-pollutant loadings are possible....

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Brown, N.W. (2014). Water Treatment by Adsorption on Carbon and Electrochemcial Regeneration. In: Kreysa, G., Ota, Ki., Savinell, R.F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Applied Electrochemistry. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6996-5_142

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