NOM removal from surface waters to produce drinking water is currently one of the most exciting topic in water science. However, confident monitoring of the physico-chemical properties on real streams uses to be a big analytical challenge. How to prepare a good model solution with known concentration of organic matter (e.g. TOC) still closely resembling the properties of real surface waters?
Dear Luis,
the composition of the best synthetic NOM stream simulating real surface waters is extremely dependent on (i) which water resource you are considering, (ii) which season you want to simulate (ii) what type of process should treat your NOM.
Usually, authors consider a mix of standard humic, fulvic and sometimes tannic acids originating from terrestrial or aquatic bodies (lake, rivers etc.). Generally, the organic matter originating from terrestrial sources makes up an important fraction of the NOM in small water bodies.
An example of practical application for nanotube adsorption:
http://people.ce.gatech.edu/~jkim/documents/ES%26T%202008%20%5BMWNT%20Isotherm%5D.pdf
More general references:
1. http://mounier.univ-tln.fr/rcmo/php_biblio/PDF/4884.pdf
2. vanLoon G. W. and Duffy S. J., (2005). Environmental Chemistry – A global Perspective, New York, Chapter 12, pp. 254-264, Oxford University Press, Second Edition.
Hope it helps,
Pierre
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