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Activated Carbon for Treatment of Conditions Attributed to Synthetic Detergents
Author(s) -
Sigworth E. A.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1961.tb00740.x
Subject(s) - flavor , activated carbon , benzene , carbon fibers , alkyl , environmental science , sulfonate , chemistry , waste management , biochemical engineering , computer science , organic chemistry , engineering , algorithm , biochemistry , adsorption , composite number , sodium
This article discusses the problem of the presence of a sufficient quantity of synthetic detergents (syndets) in a water supply to result in problems of foam and possibly flavor. Even though normal water purification practices will not correct the condition, the use of activated carbon in a sufficient quantity will result in successful correction. The particle suggests that corrective measures can be adopted and that the cost for correction will not be exorbitant. Based on analyses for alkyl benzene sulfonate (ABS) in a number of streams throughout the country, concentrations of ABS are, for the most part, well below levels of foaming or flavor difficulties. It is, therefore, quite unlikely that corrective treatment with activated carbon will be necessary, except possibly in isolated situations where water may be used and reused several times. Flavor and foam studies are presented in the article.