Abstract
Inorganic polymeric Al coagulants have been being widely used in water treatment due to their advantages of applicability within broad pH and temperature ranges, high capacity of charge neutralization as well as less alkalinity consumption. However, the removal of dissolved organic matter (DOM) by such kind of coagulants has not been well understood because of the complexity of natural organic matter and the diversity of such polymeric Al coagulants. In this paper, coagulants with different Al speciation characteristics were prepared to conduct coagulation of humic acid (HA). The humic acid used was peat origin and was characterized physicochemically. The results showed that coagulants with preformed Al species were less effective than conventional Al salt in removing humic acid with large molecular and hydrophobic properties. The flocs formed by preformed Al species were smaller than those formed by conventional Al salt. Decreasing pH could improve the coagulation performance of all coagulants. Coagulation of humic acid might not follow the same charge neutralization rules associated with coagulation of mineral colloids. In the presence of humic acid, Al 13 could be decomposed during coagulation process.
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