Designation:D3860−98(Reapproved2020)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,1.3.4Removalofsurface-activeagentsfromwater,1.3.5RemovalofBOD5fromsanitarywastewaters,and1.3.6RemovalofTOCfromindustrialwastewaters.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1129TerminologyRelatingtoWaterD1193SpecificationforReagentWaterD2652TerminologyRelatingtoActivatedCarbonD2867TestMethodsforMoistureinA...
