Removal of hexavalent chromium from groundwater by granular activated carbon

Water Environment Research

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-39

  Han, Ihnsup ^a   Schlautman, Mark A ^a,b   Batchelor, Bill ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid washing; Activated carbon; Adsorption; Chromium; Dissolved oxygen; Extraction; pH effects; Pretreatment; Reduction; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AGENTS; CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHROMIUM; EXTRACTION; OXYGEN; PH EFFECTS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; REDUCTION; SULFURIC ACID;

ACID WASHING; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE;

GROUNDWATER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHROMIUM; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GROUND WATER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHROMIUM; GROUNDWATER; PH; REMOVAL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; EXTRACTION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; REGENERATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0033980786     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143000X137086     Document Type: Article

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