A novel process for recovery of phenol from alkaline wastewater: Laboratory study and predesign cost estimate

Water Environment Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 4-9

  Dutta, Narendra N ^a   Borthakur, Somiran ^a   Baruah, Rasna ^a  

^a Regional Research Laboratory   (India)

Author keywords

Absorption; Air stripping; Batch slurry reactions; Costs; Fixed bed reactors; Membrane separation; Phenol recovery

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BENZENE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COSTS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHENOLS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; POLYSTYRENES; SLURRIES;

AIR STRIPPING; BATCH SLURRY REACTORS; BENZOYL CHLORIDE; DIVINYLBENZENE; FIXED BED REACTORS; PHENYL BENZOATE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

PHENOL;

PHENOL; REACTOR; REMOVAL; WASTE WATER;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0031952078     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143098X126838     Document Type: Article

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