TITLE:
The Potential of Activated Carbon in the Treatment of Water for Human Consumption, a Study of the State of the Art and Its Techniques Used for Its Development
AUTHORS:
Adenes Teixeira Alves, Dimas José Lasmar, Ires Paula de Andrade Miranda, Jamal da Silva Chaar, Jardson dos Santos Reis
KEYWORDS:
Activated Carbon, Water Treatment, Techniques Used
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology,
Vol.12 No.6,
June
11,
2021
ABSTRACT: This review article addresses the use of biological
activated carbon in water treatment and its techniques for its development,
with the premise of analyzing the potential of Activated Carbon (AC) in the
treatment of water for human consumption. For this end, it aims to identify the
techniques used for the production of AC, use and its benefits, production from
vegetable waste for water treatment. Activated carbon has the ability to
selectively collect gases, liquids and impurities inside its pores, which is
the reason it is widely used in filtration systems and for that the treatment
of water, the coal fulfills the function of adsorbent, retaining in its pores
certain types of impurities: large particles that cause undesirable color,
taste or odor in the water. In the treatment of effluents, coal is used for
clarification, deodorization and purification of effluents.