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The Haberer Process: Combining Contact Flocculation, Filtration, and PAC Adsorption
Author(s) -
Haberer Klaus,
NormannSchmidt Sabine
Publication year - 1991
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.1551-8833.1991.tb07217.x
Subject(s) - flocculation , filtration (mathematics) , adsorption , powdered activated carbon treatment , process (computing) , water treatment , environmental science , activated carbon , waste management , chemistry , process engineering , pulp and paper industry , environmental engineering , computer science , engineering , mathematics , organic chemistry , operating system , statistics
Two new technologies—the refiltration flocculation (REFIFLOC) process and the powdered activated carbon (PAC)–embedding filtration (PACEFILT) process—are applicable primarily to the removal of large quantities of flocculants and to the use of PAC filtration for the removal of organic micropollutants. The processes may be operated separately or combined to treat heavily polluted water that requires high dosages of chemicals. This article discusses development of these new techniques, criteria for their construction and operation, pilot‐ and full‐scale plants, and a test unit for determining the adsorbability of organic micropollutants.