Download or read book Alternative Adsorbents for the Removal of Polar Organic Contaminants written by Detlef R. U. Knappe and published by American Water Works Association. This book was released on 2007 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project studies the application of high-silica zeolites for the removal of polar organic contaminants, i.e., antimicrobial compounds and the fuel additive methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), from drinking water. Recently published data show that high-silica zeolites, a class of crystalline adsorbents with well defined pore sizes, exhibit considerably larger single-solute MTBE adsorption capacities than activated carbons and carbonaceous resins. The effectiveness of high-silica zeolites is compared to that of activated carbons and a carbonaceous resin.