Design parameters for fixed bed reactors of activated carbon developed from fertilizer waste for the removal of some heavy metal ions

Waste Management

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 517-522

  Gupta, V K ^a   Srivastava, S K ^a   Mohan, D ^a   Sharma, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIXED BED REACTORS;

ADSORPTION; FERTILIZERS; HEAVY METALS; MASS TRANSFER; WASTE UTILIZATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; FERTILIZER; HEAVY METAL;

ACTIVATED CARBON; HEAVY METAL; REMOVAL;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031810790     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-053X(97)10062-9     Document Type: Article

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