Selective Adsorption of Organic Compounds from Aqueous Solution on Activated Carbon

活性碳吸附是一种成熟的处理受有机物污染的水和废水的技术，其吸附行为受到水中天然存在的未被归类为污染物的有机物的影响。这项拟议的研究将把最近开发的微型实验系统与经过验证的预测吸附模型相结合，将其应用于含有潜在危险有机物质的水域以及存在其他溶解有机物的水域。结果将用于将溶解有机物的替代参数与目标有机污染物的吸附相关联，并将这一知识纳入水和废水处理中使用的吸附过程的工程设计中。

Activated carbon adsorption is an established treatment technology for waters and wastewaters contaminated by organic compounds, the adsorptive behavior of which are affected by organic substances naturally present in water which are not classified as contaminants. The proposed research will extend the application of a recently developed micro-scale experimental system coupled to a proven predictive adsorption model to waters containing potentially hazardous organic substances in the presence of other dissolved organic matter. Results will be used to correlate surrogate parameters of dissolved organic matter to the adsorption of the target organic contaminants and to incorporate this knowledge into engineering design of adsorption processes used in water and wastewater treatment.