COAGULATION OF ACTIVATED CARBON SUSPENSIONS

widespread, little is known of the influence of this material on the coagulation process. It is an advantage to treatment plant operators to known how carbon influences the process of coagulation. THE application coagulation to water phenomenon treatment and have its applicatio to water treat ent ave been studied extensively.1"5 The systems most frequently studied have been clay or silica suspensions in water. It is generally recognized that characteristics of the particulate suspension, such as surface area and exchange capacity, and the chemical composition of the water, such as pH and alkalinity, have a marked effect on the coagulation