Investigation of the contribution of advanced oxidation processes in the multi-bar...
Combined use of physical-photoeletrochemical processes to remove substances which ...
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Author(s): |
Rogério Pecci Filho
Total Authors: 1
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Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
Press: | São Carlos. |
Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC/SBD) |
Defense date: | 2000-05-18 |
Examining board members: |
Luiz Di Bernardo;
Luiz Antonio Daniel;
Sidney Seckler Ferreira Filho
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Advisor: | Luiz Di Bernardo |
Abstract | |
Minding the existence of many communities within the state of São Paulo (and other Brazilian states) which often use water unfit for human consumption, this work aims at the development of a filtering installation that uses Activated Carbon supporting Silver (AC(Ag)) in an attempt to eliminate any contamination in treated water. Such water contamination problems include, operational anomalies in the WTP, inadequate treatment technologies, contamination in the distribution net, and other filter specific problems. For the experimental investigation three types of test water were prepared, with low turbidity and apparent color values. Water type I was contarnination-free, water type II and III had total and fecal coliforms, and water type III was used in the simulation of domestic filtering installation. Tests showed a filtering rate between 200 and 250 m3/m2*d. Results point that AC(Ag) has adsorbent capabilities, in addition to being a powerful disinfection agent, and reduced significantly the number of total and fecal coliforms of contaminated waters. However, disinfection was not thoroughly, and silver was excessively dragged away, from the Activated Carbon, thus rendering the use of AC(Ag) unadvisable in the developed installation. (AU) |