Print Email Facebook Twitter Reduction of ripening time of full-scale manganese removal filters with manganese oxide-coated media Title Reduction of ripening time of full-scale manganese removal filters with manganese oxide-coated media Author Bruins, J.H. Petrusevski, B. Slokar, Y.M. Huysman, K. Joris, K. Kruithof, J.C. Kennedy, M.D. Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Water Management Date 2015-06-30 Abstract Effective manganese removal by conventional aeration-filtration with virgin filter media requires a long ripening time. The aim of this study was to assess the potential of manganese oxide-coated media to shorten the ripening time of filters with virgin media, under practical conditions. A full scale filter filled with virgin sand and a full scale filter filled with anthracite/sand were operated at two groundwater treatment plants, in parallel with (full scale) test filters, with an additional layer of Manganese Oxide-Coated Sand (MOCS) or Manganese Oxide-Coated Anthracite (MOCA). Significantly different ripening times were observed to achieve an effective manganese removal: 55 days for a filter with virgin sand and 16 days for a filter with virgin anthracite/sand, respectively. The observed differences could be attributed to different feed water quality, different iron loading, and backwashing intensity and frequency. In batch experiments fresh MOCA and MOCS showed good manganese adsorptive properties. Addition of a shallow layer of fresh MOCA in test filters eliminated the ripening time, while a layer of aged MOCS did not significantly shorten the ripening period. The poor performance of the aged MOCS was likely caused by changed properties of aged and dried MOCS, that had lost its adsorption capacity, the auto-catalytic activity and the biological activity. Subject filter mediafilter ripeninggroundwater treatmentmanganese oxide coatingmanganese removal To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:2ccb14e5-8b86-4719-aa64-8df8a44463f9 DOI doi/10.2166/aqua.2015.117 Publisher IWA Embargo date 2016-06-30 ISSN 0003-7214 Source Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology. Aqua, Vol 64, 4, Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights (c) 2015Bruins, J.H.Petrusevski, B.Slokar, Y.M.Huysman, K.Joris, K.Kruithof, J.C.Kennedy, M.D. Files PDF JWSRTAQUA-D-14-00117_Bruins.pdf 352.48 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:2ccb14e5-8b86-4719-aa64-8df8a44463f9/datastream/OBJ/view