Effects of particle stratification on fixed bed absorber performance

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 705-711

  Pota, Alok A ^a   Mathews, Alexander P ^a  

^a Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANALYTICAL MODEL; FIXED BED; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WASTEWATER;

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

FIXED BED ABSORBERS; SOLID DIFFUSION MODEL; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 0032757145     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1999)125:8(705)     Document Type: Article

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