Removal of coloured organic matter by adsorption onto low-cost waste materials

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2084-2092

  Bousher, Andrew ^a   Shen, Xiaodong ^b   Edyvean, Robert G J ^c  

^a WESTLAKES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Adsorption capacity; Biomass; COD removal; Colour removal; Industrial effluent; Waste material

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLOR REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE UTILIZATION;

COLORED ORGANIC MATTER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; ORGANIC MATTER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DECOLORIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031213845     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00037-7     Document Type: Article

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