Syftet med den här studien var att undersöka en alternativ slamningsreducerande teknik till spolning, som effektivt kan ta bort biologisk påväxt. Ultraljud undersöktes som en möjlig metod för att ta bort igenslamningen från omvänd osmos med ett spirallindat membran. Tidigare forskning har föreslagit att ultraljud skulle kunna vara effektivt på platta membran men inte på spirallindade membran, på grund av packningsdensiteten som spirallindan medför. Därför genomfördes inom denna studie försök med spirallindade membran och ultraljud, för att få en förståelse av dess effekter inom det spirallindade membranet. För det första undersöktes tidsberoendet av ultraljud, vilket visade liknande resultat som tidigare forskning, att ultraljudet uppnådde effekt inom några minuter. För det andra behandlades två membran en gång om dagen under 12 dagar, med undantag för dag 6 och 7. Ett behandlades med ultraljud och ett med spolning, och den mikrobiologiska kontamineringen i permeatet analyserades sedan. Det ultraljudsbehandlade membranet producerade mindre kontaminering under de 12 dagarna. Det krävs dock fler experiment och analyser för att bekräfta detta, eftersom tidsbegränsningar inte möjliggjorde repetitioner. En ekonomisk utvärdering genomfördes också för att undersöka möjligheten att implementera ultraljud i kommersiell skala. Den ekonomiska aspekten är en avvägning mellan vattenkostnad och energikostnad, som är beroende av geografiskt läge. Överlag indikerar resultaten att det sparade vattnet kostar mer än den energi som krävs, vilket är fördelaktigt för implementering av ultraljudsbehandling. Sammanfattningsvis visade ultraljudsbehandlingen bättre resultat än spolning inom några minuter, och hade även en ekonomisk fördel, men kostnaden för energi till vatten är beroende av geografisk plats. / The purpose of this study was to investigate an alternative fouling mitigation technique to flushing, that can efficiently remove biological fouling. Ultrasound was investigated as a possible method of removing fouling from a reverse osmosis spiral wound membrane. Previous research had suggested ultrasound to be efficient on flat sheet membranes but not on spiral wound membranes, due to the packing density. Therefore, this study conducted experiments on spiral wound membranes with ultrasound, as to get an understanding of its effects within the spiral wound membrane. Firstly, the time dependency of ultrasound was investigated, and showed similar results to that of previous research, that the ultrasound was efficient within a matter of minutes. Secondly, two membranes were subject to treatment once a day over the span of 12 days, with an exception for days 6 and 7. One was treated with ultrasound and one with flushing, and the microbiological contamination in the permeate was then analysed. The ultrasonically treated membrane produced less contamination throughout the 12 days. However, more experiments and analysis would be required to confirm this, as time constraints did not allow for repetitions. An economic assessment was also performed, as to evaluate the feasibility implementing ultrasound on a commercial scale. This is a weigh-off between water cost and energy cost, which is dependent on geographical location. Overall, the results indicate that the water saved costs more than the energy required though, which is favourable for the implementation of ultrasonic treatment. To conclude, the ultrasonic treatment showed better results than flushing within a matter of minutes, and also economically had an advantage but the cost of energy to water is relative to geographical location.

This work focuses on the physical properties and crystallization of theophyline co-crystals. Co-crystals of theophylline with oxalic acid, glutaric acid and maleic acid have been investigated. The DSC curves of these co-crystals show that their first endothermic peaks are all lower than the melting temperature of theophylline. The decomposition temperature of theophylline – oxalic acid co-crystal is at about 230 °C, determined by DSC together with TGA. After decomposition, the remaining theophylline melts at about 279 °C, which is higher than the known melting temperature of theophylline, suggesting a structure difference, ie. a new polymorph may have been formed. The formation of hydrogen bonds in theophylline – oxalic acid co-crystal was investigated by FTIR. Changes of FTIR peaks around 3120 cm-1 reflects the hydrogen bond of basic N of theophylline and hydroxyl H of oxalic acid. The solubility of theophylline – oxalic acid co-crystal and theophylline – glutaric acid co-crystal was determined in 4:1 chlroform – methanol and in pure chloroform respectively. At equilibrium with the solid theophylline – oxalic acid co-crystal, the theophylline concentration is only 60 % of the corresponding value for the pure solid theophylline. At equilibrium with the solid theophylline – glutaric acid co-crystal, the theophylline concentration is at least 5 times higher than the corresponding value for the pure solid theophylline. Two phases of theophylline were found during the solubility determination. In the chloroform – methanol mixture (4:1 in volume ratio) the solubility of the stable polymorph of theophylline is found to be about 14 % lower than that of the metastable phase. Various aspects of the phase diagram of theophylline – oxalic acid co-crystal was explored. Theophylline – oxalic acid co-crystal has been successfully prepared via primary nucleation from a stoichiometric solution mixture of the two components in chloroform – methanol mixture. By slurry conversion crystallization, the co-crystal can be prepared in several solvents, and yield and productivity can be significantly increased. Theophylline – glutaric acid can be successfully prepared via both co-grinding of the two components and slow evaporation with seeding. / QC20100608

Studiens syfte är att bidra med kunskap om lärares uppfattningar kring barns erfarenheter och lärande om kemiska processer och möjligheten till progression i övergången mellan förskola och förskoleklass, enligt lärare i dessa två skolformer. Studien utgår ifrån en kvalitativ metod med stöd av semistrukturerade intervjuer där nio informanter deltagit i studien.  Resultatet visar att lärarna uppfattar naturvetenskap på två olika vis, naturvetenskap som en helhet och naturvetenskap som biologi. Studien pekar även på att det till viss del finns en otydlig kommunikation vid samverkan kring övergångar mellan förskola och förskoleklass. Slutligen visar studien att de förmågor och kunskaper som lärarna beskriver prioriteras i informationsutbytet mellan förskola och förskoleklass är det sociala samspelet, språket och barns intressen.  Slutsatsen är att förskollärare och förskoleklasslärare behöver mer kunskap inom naturvetenskap med fokus på kemikaliska processer och fenomen, men också insyn och kunskap om varandras arbete. Det blir utmanade för lärare att skapa möjlighet till progression i barns lärande om kemikaliska processer och fenomen i ett övergångsarbete om det inte finns medveten undervisning eller samsyn kopplat till ämnesområdet. / The purpose of the study is to contribute knowledge about teachers' perceptions of children's experiences and learning about chemical processes and the possibility of progression in the transition between preschool and preschool class, according to teachers in these two school forms. The study is based on a qualitative method supported by semi-structured interviews where nine informants participated in the study.  The results of the study show that the teachers perceive science in two different ways, science as a whole and science as biology. The study also points out that there is to some extent an unclear communication when collaborating on transitions between preschool and preschool class. Finally, the study shows that the abilities and knowledge that the teachers describe prioritized in the exchange of information between preschool and preschool class is social interactions, language and children's interests.  The conclusion is that preschool teachers and preschool class teachers need more knowledge in science with a focus on chemical processes and phenomena, but also insight and knowledge about each other's work. It will be challenging for teachers to create the opportunity for progression in children's learning about chemical processes and phenomena in a transition work if there is no conscious teaching or consensus linked to the subject area.

Avdelningen Marina System på Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan har designat och konstruerat en autonom undervattensfarkost (AUV). I dagsläget drivs farkosten drivs av ett litiumpolymerbatteri. Ett bränslecellssystem bestående utav PEM-bränslecellsstackar (Polymerelektrolytbränslecell), metallhydrid och trycksatt syrgas har designats för att byta ut det befintliga litiumpolymerbatteriet. För att få ett säkert system är det utrustat med vätgassensor, trycksensor, voltmätare samt temperatursensor. Eftersom både syrgas och vätgas måste medföras i farkosten, jämfört med landgående fordon som kan utnyttja syret från omgivande atmosfär, har olika bränslelagringsmetoder undersökts. För att lagra syrgas har trycksatt gas valts, denna lagras i en tank gjord av kolfiber och ett har ett tryck på 300 bar. Vätgasen väljs att lagras i en FeTi-metallhydrid på grund av dess volymmässiga fördel. Metallhydrid är en volymeffektiv men viktineffektiv lagringsmetod, vilket gör att den är perfekt till en undervattensfarkost. Metallhydriden förvaras i en tank gjord av aluminium. Eftersom bränslecellerna producerar vatten har olika sätt att fånga upp detta undersökts. Regenerad cellulosa (disktrasa) har hög absorptionsförmåga och har därför valts för systemet. De bränslecellesstackar som införskaffades har testats med hjälp av programvaran Labview. De presterade något under vad tillverkaren hävdade, något som antas bero på effektbehov hos kontroller och fläktar. Olika driftbetingelser har undersökts för att kunna använda bränslecellsstackarnas fulla potential. Det slutgiltiga systemet får ej plats i farkosten. En teoretisk studie för när bränsleceller blir mer volymeffektiva än batterier visar att för ett helt optimerat system går gränsen vid 3 liter, vilket motsvarar att 822 normalliter vätgas måste tas med. I framtiden skulle en kemisk lagringsmetod av syrgas vara att föredra, exempelvis väteperoxid. Metallhydrid är ett bra sätt att lagra vätgas men tankmaterialet skulle kunna vara exempelvis rostfritt stål istället för aluminium så att tanken blir mer volymeffektiv på grund av den högre brottgränsen hos stålet. Ett syrgasflöde till bränslecellen istället för ut i farkostens atmosfär skulle kunna öka verkningsgraden och därmed räckvidden.

Material degradation and a decrease of fuel quality are common phenomena when storing biomass. A magnitude of 7.8% has been reported to degrade over five months when storing spruce wood chips in the winter in Central Europe. This thesis presents a theoretical study of biomass storage. It includes investigations of bio-chemical, chemical and physical processes that occur during storage of chipped woody biomass. These processes lead to degradation caused by micro-activity, chemical oxidation reactions and physical transformation of water. Micro-activity was modeled with Monod kinetics which are Michaelis-Menten type of expressions. The rate expressions were complemented with dependency functions describing the impact of oxygen, moisture and temperature. The woody biomass was divided into three fractions. These fractions represent how hard different components of the wood are to degrade by microorganisms. Chemical oxidation was modeled as a first order rate expression with respect to the active components of the wood. Two different cases have been simulated during the project. Firstly, an isolated system with an initial oxygen concentration of air was considered. This case displayed a temperature increase of approximately 2˚C and a material degradation less than 1%. The second case considered an isolated system with an endless depot of oxygen. This case resulted in degradation losses around 0.45-0.95% in the temperature range between 65-80˚C during approximately 300 days of storage. The temperature increased slowly due to chemical oxidation.

Recent improvements in sensor technology and applications can be partly attributed to the advancements in microand nanoscale fabrication processes and discovery of novel materials. The emergence of reliable and inexpensive methods of production of monolayer materials, such as graphene, has revealed the advantageous electronic properties which when utilized in sensory elements can significantly enhance response to the input signal. Hence, graphene-based sensory devices have been widely investigated as the exotic properties of the carbon nanomaterial allow for cost-efficient scalable production of highly sensitive transduction elements. Previous studies have shown successful detection of n-type dopants such as ammonia and low pH solution. As the amine group in amphetamine molecules is known to behave as an electron donor, in this study, graphene conductivity changes in response to exposure to amphetamine salt solutions were investigated.Graphene formed by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) was transferred onto SiO2 substrate with gold electrodes to form a resistive transducer. Observation of large intensity ratio of graphene characteristic 2D and G peaks as well as minimal defect peaks from Raman spectroscopy analysis proved the integrity of the carbon monolayer was maintained. The atomic force microscopy and resistance measurements results showed the storage of these sensory elements in ambient conditions results in adsorption of impurities which considerably influence the electronic properties of graphene. Upon exposure to amphetamine sulfate and amphetamine hydrochloride, conductivity decrease was detected as expected. Signal enhancement by excitation of 470nm light did not show a significant increase in response magnitude. However, the low reliability of sensor response limited further analysis of the chemical sensor signal. Non-selective sensor response to amphetamine can be detected, but improvements in device design are needed to minimize contamination of the graphene surface by ambient impurities and variations in the sensor system. / De senaste förbättringarna i sensorteknik och applikationer kan kopplas till framsteg inom framställningsprocesser berörande mikrooch nanoskala samt upptäckt av nya material. Framväxten av tillförlitliga och billiga produktionsmetoder av monoskiktmaterial, såsom grafen, har avslöjat de fördelaktiga elektroniska egenskaperna som när de används i sensoriska element och förbättrar signalresponsen till inputsignalen. Grafenbaserade sensoriska applicationer har undersökts allteftersom de exotiska egenskaperna hos kolbaserade nanomaterial möjliggör en kostnadseffektiv skalbara produktion av högkänsliga transduktionselement. Tidigare studier har framgångsrikt visat detektion av n-typ substanser såsom ammoniak och låg pH-lösning. Eftersom amingruppen i amfetaminmolekyler är känd för att verka som en elektrondonator, undersöktes i denna studie konduktivitetsändringar i grafen under exponering för amfetaminsaltlösningar.Grafen bildad genom kemisk ångavsättning (CVD) överfördes på Si02-substrat med guldelektroder för att bilda en resistiv omvandlare. Observation av intensitetförhållandet mellan de grafenkarakteristiska 2Doch G-topparna samt minimala defekttoppar från Ramanspektroskopianalysen visade att kolmonolagrets struktur upprätthölls. Resultaten av atomkraftmikroskopi och resistansmätningar visade att lagringen av de sensoriska element i normala omgivningsförhållanden resulterar i adsorption av föroreningar som avsevärt påverkar grafens elektroniska egenskaper. Vid exponering för amfetaminsulfat och amfetaminhydroklorid upptäcktes en förväntad konduktivitetsminskning. Signalförbättring genom excitation av 470nm-ljus visade inte en signifikant ökning av svarstyrkan. Den låga tillförlitligheten hos sensorn begränsade emellertid ytterligare analys av den kemiska sensorsignalen. Sensorns icke-selektiva svar på amfetamin kan detekteras, men förbättringar i enhetens konstruktion behövs för att minimera kontaminering av omgivande föroreningar på grafenytan och variationer i sensorsystemet.

Global carbon emissions are higher than ever before and in the last decade of 21st century, focus has shifted on reducing these emissions in various ways possible. Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) has been identified as one of the important ways to reduce carbon emissions and meet climate targets. For a long time, Sweden has promoted the use of biomass as fuel for heat and power generation which has enabled it to meet its climate targets earlier than projected. Now, major Swedish energy companies are looking into coupling exiting biomass fired heat and power plants with CCUS. This opens up the possibility of attaining negative emissions, also known as Bio Energy Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS). With the right policy framework in place, BECCS can be a major boon and help Sweden attaining net zero carbon emissions. As a contribution in meeting net zero targets, this thesis is aimed to evaluate the installation of a carbon capture plant to abate flue gas emissions from District heating facility in Jordbro which is a ~70 MW (fuel) CHP plant running on biomass.  Among the available carbon capture technologies, Calcium oxide-based carbon capture has been expected to show great promise due to its lower environmental impacts and possibility to extract high quality energy when installed. Hence a concept system for integration calcium looping at Jordbro has been developed through the use of modeling tools like ASPEN. A techno economic assessment was needed to be performed to give conclusive results on the overall viability of the process. Further, key process indicators like energy penalty, plant footprint and cost of capture per tonne of CO2 were identified for making the final evaluation. Finally, through a strategic collaboration with SaltX, major process improvements were introduced and applied to the modeled process.  It was concluded that with the current average flowrates at Jordbro it was possible to capture 154,000 tonnes of CO2 annually. The required amount of energy input to the calciner is 48MW (7.29 MW/kg-CO2 captured) which is one of the major findings of this study. Even though a significant amount of heat is recovered, the main boiler is not capable of producing heat over 900 οC and additional biomass needs to be combusted, leading to an additional CO2 emission of about 125 000 tonnes annually. Considering an optimal integration, the energy penalties became 6.25 %.  However, the plant footprint increased substantially due to requirement for burning additional biomass in the regeneration reactor and addition of several auxiliary units that come along with calcium-based carbon capture. Further, the total capital investment for this project is 1,219 MSEK with reactor costs being most capital intensive. Assuming a plant life of 25 years, the cost of capture per tonne of CO2 (excluding the costs for carbon transport and storage) was evaluated at 988 SEK, which is 58% higher than the reference Mono-ethanol amine based chemical absorption case. The innovative improvements from SaltX substantially reduced the plant footprint but capture costs did not reduce since material transport costs proved to be the major bottleneck.  Upon comparison of this technology with the amine-based technology it was found that Calcium oxide-based carbon capture would need further research and improvements to be more viable than amine-based carbon capture. Integration of thermal energy storage and process intensification can be the possible paths for further improvement.

Per- och Polyfluorerade alkylsubstanser (PFAS) är syntetiskt framställda organiska föreningar som har använts i stor utsträckning i konsument- och industriprodukter. PFAS-substanser besitter attraktiva egenskaper såsom resistans mot väta, fett, fläckar och är dessutom värmetåliga. De används i bland annat brandskum, smink, vattentäta kläder med ”andas-funktion”, möbler och non- stickstekpannor. Den senaste forskningen har dock visat att PFAS utgör en fara för levande organismer och miljön. Vissa PFAS-substanser har klassats som persistenta, bioackumulativa och toxisk (PBT), samt väldigt persistenta och väldigt bioaccumulativa (vPvB).Existerande forskning har fokuserat på beteendet hos PFAS i olika miljöer. Dock finns det en kunskapslucka när det gäller hur dessa PFAS-substanser beter sig under termiska behandlingsprocesser, samt förbränningsgraden i kommersiella förbränningsanläggningar vid temperaturerna 850–950 °C. I detta projekt undersöks därför nedbrytningsgraden av PFAS genom förbränning samt bildning av potentiellt farliga biprodukter efter förbränning. För att genomföra denna studie skulle förbränning av PFAS-haltigt avloppsslam i en pilotskalig bubblande fluidiserad bädd (BFB) genomföras. På grund av hinder utfördes experimenten i stället i en konventionell och simpel laboratorieugn. Dessutom genomfördes en litteraturstudie för att undersöka bildandet av potentiellt farliga biprodukter efter förbränning av PFAS. Denna studie har visat att termisk behandling genom förbränning är en effektiv metod för att behandla PFAS i avloppsslam med reduktion under kvantifieringsgränserna. Undersökning av potentiellt farliga biprodukter baserat på litteraturstudier har visat att kortkedjiga PFCAs var mest förekommande i aska, vätska och gasformiga rester efter termisk behandling. Några undersökningar tyder på att termisk behandling av PFAS-haltigt material möjligen resulterar i ozonnedbrytande ämnen. Utifrån den genomförde litteraturstudien i detta projekt saknas starka bevis för att kunna påstå att det bildas ozonnedbrytande ämnen under förbränning av PFAS. / Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are man-made organic compound widely used in consumer and industrial products. They exhibit attractive properties such as resistance to water, heat, and grease. Therefore, PFAS are used in fire foam, non-stick pans, water-resistant clothes, make-up, and furniture. Recent studies have revealed that PFAS substances can be harmful to humans, animals, and the environment. Some PFAS substances have, therefore, been classified as persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT), and very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB). This means that PFAS resists degradation, accumulates in living organisms and biota, and inherits toxic effects. In previous and current research, the focus has been on the behavior of PFAS in different environmental settings. However, there is a gap in research on how these PFAS substances behave during thermal treatment processes in commercial facilities at temperatures of 850-950 °C and how effective the thermal degradation is. This project investigates the effectivity of thermal degradation via combustion and the fate of PFAS post-combustion, focusing on the formation of potentially hazardous by-products. Therefore, the combustion of PFAS-containing sewage sludge in a bench- scale bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) was to be conducted to fulfill the objective of this study. Due to hindrances, the experiments were performed in a conventional furnace furnace instead. Also, a literature study was conducted to investigate the fate of PFAS after combustion. From this study, it was concluded that thermal treatment via combustion at temperatures 850 and 950 °C is an effective method to degrade PFAS in sewage sludge. Also, the literature study investigation revealed that persistent short-chain PFCAs were most abundant in the ash, liquid, and gaseous residues after thermal treatment. A few investigations indicate that thermal treatment of PFAS-containing matter possibly results in ozone-depleting compounds. Based on the conducted literature study, there is a lack of strong evidence that supports the claim of the formation of ozone- depleting compounds during combustion of PFAS.

Without a doubt, there is a consensus around the international community which suggests that our current way of life is unsustainable for a healthy planet, society and economy. One focal point that should be taken deeply into consideration is the steel industry as, globally, it accounts for 8% of global emissions. Thus, there is a dire need to incorporate drastic measures, if one wishes to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, in accordance with the Paris Agreement of 2015. Electric Arc Furnaces are seeing a rapid implementation in the steel industry. However, at 0.5 tonnes of CO2 emitted per tonne of liquid steel produced, this emissions rating is still significant considering the amount of steel being produced annually. Additionally, these furnaces emit off-gases which must be treated from the dust. This leaves operators with a conundrum as the dust content compromises the use of waste heat recovery boilers for energy recovery, due to constant breakdowns. Therefore, this study aims to analyse the feasibility of using bioenergy and carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) concepts to capitalise on the high off-gas energy and emissions content to remedy the dust issue, whilst producing higher value products. The proposed concept evaluates the effectiveness of using the off-gas as the energy carrier and feed-stock for a biogasificaiton unit. Three different cases based on different EAF off-gas compositions have been investigated. Case 1 suggested that the off-gas composition is very CO2-heavy, whichled to investigating the option of adopting a CO2 biogasification concept to directly use the CO2. Case 1 performed the best in terms of CO2 utilisation efficiency; being 0.293. The system energy utilisation also noted that 49.3% of the inlet streams energy was transferred to the desired product. On a broader picture, this means that around 11% of the total energy coming out of the EAF would be utilised in producing a value-added product in the form of syngas. This contrasts with allowing around 33% of the energy in the EAF either being completely dissipated to the environment or converting it into electricity via waste heat recovery. The following two cases, Case 2 and 3, indicate EAF off-gas composition containing 72% and 40% nitrogen respectively. For Cases 2 and 3, a steam biogasification process was integrated which did not yield positive results for CO2 utilisation, since is a more promising gasifying agent. In addition, significant energy from EAF off-gas is used in raising the temperature of steam to the design temperature of the gasifier. However, although the CO2 was not directly used in this part of the process, it allows for other opportunities of process integration, for example the reverse water-gas shift step.

Tillgång till rent dricksvatten är en mänsklig rättighet och en viktig del av ett hållbart samhälle. Därför är det viktigt att säkerställa tillgången till samt kvaliteten av dricksvattnet som produceras i Sveriges vattenverk och i vattenverk världen över. Därför har Livsmedelsverket, och andra internationella organisationer och myndigheter så som Europeiska unionen och Europeiska myndigheten för livsmedelssäkerhet, infört lagstiftning och rekommendationer för att säkerställa produktionen av ett hälsosamt dricksvatten. I samband med Norrvattens utbyggnationer av deras vattenverk Görvälnverket önskas bättre rening av högfluorerade ämnen, även kallade PFAS-ämnen, för att säkerställa uppfyllandet av ny lagstiftning som träder i kraft år 2026. Denna rapport undersöker därför hur olika adsorptionsmaterial reducerar mängden PFAS-ämnen i vattnet genom försök på kolfilter i pilotskala. Utöver rening av PFAS-ämnen undersöks även rening av löst organiskt kol, ultraviolett absorption vid 254 nm samt lukt. Denna studie fann att uppehållstiden i kolfiltret inte hade någon större effekt på reduktionen av PFAS-ämnen och löst organiskt kol för biologiskt aktivt kol. Således, en stor ökning i uppehållstid gav endast en liten ökning av reduktion av dessa ämnen. Däremot visade uppehållstiden ha en större effekt på ultraviolett absorption vid 254 nm. När det gäller reduktion av PFAS-ämnen gav granulerat aktivt kol en större reduktion jämfört med biologiskt aktivt kol. Detsamma gällde reduktion av löst organiskt kol och ultraviolett absorption vid 254 nm. Högre halter av löst organiskt kol i inkommande vatten minskade reduktionen av PFAS. Samma trend kunde ses för ultraviolett absorption vid 254 nm, där högre värden i inkommande vatten gav en minskad reduktion av PFAS. Vad gäller lukt påvisades lukt i endast ett prov från kolfilter-piloten. I framtiden bör beslut tas angående vilket adsorptionsmaterial som ska användas i Norrvattens nya vattenverk. Man bör också dimensionera kolfilter för det nya vattenverket samt bestämma deras uppehållstid, hur ofta backspolning skall genomföras samt hur ofta adsorptionsmaterialet bör bytas ut. / Access to clean drinking water is a human right and essential to a sustainable society. Therefore, it is vital to ensure the access to and quality of the drinking water produced in the Swedish drinking water treatment plants and other drinking water treatment plants around the world. Thus, the Swedish National Food Agency, and other international organizations and authorities such as the European Union and the European Food Safety Authority, have introduced legislation and recommendations to ensure the production of healthy drinking water. As Norrvatten plan on expanding their drinking water treatment plant Görvälnverket, they wish to have better treatment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also called PFAS substances, to ensure the fulfillment of new legislation that will be implemented by 2026. Therefore, this report investigates how different adsorption materials reduce the concentration of PFAS substances in the water through experimenting with pilot scaled carbon filters. Beyond PFAS substances, this report also examined the treatment of dissolved organic carbon, ultraviolet absorption at 254 nm, and odor. This study found that the carbon filter's empty bed contact time did not significantly affect the reduction of PFAS-substances and dissolved organic carbon when it comes to biological activated carbon. Thus, a significant increase in the empty bed contact time only slightly increased the removal of these substances. However, this study showed that the empty bed contact time significantly affects the ultraviolet adsorption at 254 nm. Regarding the reduction of PFAS substances, granular activated carbon gave a more significant decrease compared to biological activated carbon. This trend was also seen in the reduction of dissolved organic carbon and ultraviolet absorption at 254 nm. Higher concentrations of dissolved organic carbon in the incoming water gave a lower decrease in PFAS reduction. Higher values of ultraviolet absorption at 254 nm in the incoming water also decreased the PFAS reduction. When it comes to odor, there was only one sample from the carbon filter pilot plant where an odor was detected. In the future, there needs to be a decision on what type of adsorption material to use in Norrvatten's future drinking water treatment plant. Dimensioning of the carbon filters for the new drinking water treatment plant should also be made, as well as for deciding the empty bed contact time, how often backwashing should be performed and how often they should change the adsorption material.