Adsorption of humic acid by powdered activated carbon in saline water conditions

Desalination

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-66

  Duan, Jinming ^a   Wilson, Francis ^a   Graham, Nigel ^b   Tay, Joo Hwa ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Aluminium sulphate; Coagulation; Humic acid; Powdered activated carbon; Saline water

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ORGANIC ACIDS; POWDERS; WATER;

POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON;

DESALINATION;

ADSORPTION; COAGULATION; DESALINATION; HUMIC ACID; SALINE WATER;

EID: 0038188418     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-9164(02)00972-4     Document Type: Article

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