Iron and Manganese Removal with Ozonation in the Presence of Humic Substances

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Abstract
The conditions for the removal of iron and manganese contained in slightly mineralized water, rich in humic substances, were determined in a case where an intermediate oxidation was provided in a conventional potabilization line comprising a coagulationflocculation stage with iron salts. The experiments were conducted both on a synthetic water, with or without addition of humic substances, and on raw water from the Moulin-Papon dam. While iron was easily removed by simply increasing the pH measurement from 8.2 to 8.5 without intermediate oxidation, ozonation applied to water with a pH of nearly 8.4 did not enable the manganese to be removed with a low ozone dose (about 1 mg/L) unless a significant amount of bicarbonates (120 to 130 mg/L as CaCO3) were injected prior to the ozonation-filtration stage. As it removes the manganese from the water, intermediate ozonation also removes the abatement of organics on the filters, and lowers the THM buildup potential.