Long-term evaluation of adsorption capacity in a biological activated carbon fluidized bed reactor system

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 2983-2991

  Zhao, Xianda ^a   Hickey, Robert F ^b   Voice, Thomas C ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b EFX Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; BAC; Biofilm; Biological activated carbon; Bioregeneration; Fluidized bed reactor; GAC; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; IMPURITIES; TOLUENE; WATER;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOREGENERATION; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; GRANULATED ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; TOLUENE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; FLUIDIZED BED;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; FLUIDIZED BED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0032878220     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00014-7     Document Type: Article

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