Reversibility of adsorption of aromatic compounds onto powdered activated carbon (PAC)

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 883-892

  De Jonge, Robert J ^a,b   Breure, Anton M ^a   Van Andel, Johan G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b Norit NV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

2 methylphenol; 3 chlorobenzoic acid; Activated sludge; Activation method; Adsorptive capacity; Desorption; Irreversible adsorption; Leaching; o cresol; Oxidative polymerization; Oxygen; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTIVE CAPACITY; IRREVERSIBLE ADSORPTION; OXIDATIVE POLYMERIZATION; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CHLOROBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CRESOL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DESORPTION; LEACHING; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

EID: 0030130957     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00248-0     Document Type: Article

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