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[Removal technology of typical odorant in drinking water].

Huan jing ke xue= Huanjing kexue (2009-02-04)
Yong Li, Chao Chen, Xiao-Jian Zhang, Yao Liu, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Xiao-Hui Zhu, Ji-Sheng Dai, Huan Xu
ABSTRACT

To eliminate the odor in drinking water of one City in China, a study was performed on the typical odorant removal technology and removal processes. Its results showed that as typical odorants, ethanethiol was effectively removed by oxidation and geosmin and 2-MIB were removed by both oxidation and adsorption, but geosmin and 2-MIB's adsorption effect was better than oxidation. When thiol and thioether in raw water was less than 20 microg/L, furthermore, there was not any other odorant, potassium permanganate oxidation should be equipped with enhanced coagulations. When geosmin and 2-MIB in raw was less than 30 ng/L, activated carbon adsorption should be equipped with enhanced coagulations. When thiol and thioether in raw water was more than 20 microg/L, or geosmin and 2-MIB was more than 30 ng/L, ozone-activated carbon process should be added after the conventional water treatment process. When thiol and thioether in raw water was more than 150 microg/L, or geosmin and 2-MIB was more than 100 ng/L, preoxidation or adsorption of powder activated carbon at intake should be combined with ozone-activated carbon according to the odorant composing.

MATERIALS
Product Number
Brand
Product Description

Sigma-Aldrich
Sodium ethanethiolate, technical grade, 80%
Sigma-Aldrich
Sodium ethanethiolate, technical, ~90% (RT)
Sigma-Aldrich
Ethanethiol, ≥97%
Sigma-Aldrich
Ethanethiol, 97%