The oxygen sensitivity of organic macromolecule sorption by activated carbon: Effects of solution chemistry

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 154-164

  Karanfil, Tanju ^a   Kilduff, James E ^b   Schlautman, Mark A ^c   Weber, Walter J ^d  

^a C   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Humics; Natural organic matter; Oxygen; Polymerization; Water chemistry

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; CALCIUM; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; IONIC STRENGTH; MACROMOLECULES; PH EFFECTS; POLYMERIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

HUMICS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN SENSITIVITY; SOLUTION CHEMISTRY;

SORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN;

CARBON; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULE; OXYGEN; SOLUTION CHEMISTRY; SORPTION;

ARTICLE; MACROMOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0031986085     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00196-6     Document Type: Article

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