Design of packed aeration towers to strip volatile organic contaminants from water

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1264-1270

  Linek, V ^a   Sinkule, J ^a   Janda, V ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b Dept of Water Technol/Environ E ^*  (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Design; Packed strippers; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MASS TRANSFER; RELIABILITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

PACKED AERATION TOWER; PACKED STRIPPER;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT;

BENZENE; BROMOBENZENE; CHLOROBENZENE; CHLOROFORM; POLYPROPYLENE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AERATION; REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER POLLUTION;

AERATION; ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032055001     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00336-9     Document Type: Article

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