Designation:D3860−98(Reapproved2014)StandardPracticeforDeterminationofAdsorptiveCapacityofActivatedCarbonbyAqueousPhaseIsothermTechnique1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3860;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversthedeterminationoftheadsorptivecapacityofactivatedcarbontoremoveundesirableconstituentsfromwaterandwastewater.Itcanbeusedtoevaluatetheadsorptivecapacityofactivatedorreactivatedcarbon.1.2Thispracticeisnotrecommendedunlessspecialprecau-tionsaretakentoreducelossduringsamplepreparationandanalysis.1.3Thispracticeisrecommendedtodeterminetheadsorp-tivecapacityofactivatedcarbonforthefollowingapplications,butisnotlimitedtotheseapplications:1.3.1Removalofcolorfromdyemillwastewater,1.3.2Removaloftasteorodorconstituents,orboth,frompotablewaters,1.3.3Removaloftoxicantsfromwater,1.3.4Removalofsurfaceactiveagentsfromwater,1.3.5RemovalofBOD5fromsanitarywastewaters,and1.3.6RemovalofTOCfromindustrialwastewaters.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.5Thefollowingsafetycaveatappliestotheproceduresectionofthispractice:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1129TerminologyRelatingtoWaterD1193SpecificationforReagentWaterD3370PracticesforSamplingWaterfromClosedConduitsD2652TerminologyRelatingtoActivatedCarbonD2867TestMethodsforMoistureinActivatedCarbonE300PracticeforSamplingIndustrialChemicals3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1Fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthispracticerelatingtoactivatedcarbon,refertoTerminologyD2652.3.1.2Ford...
