Contact filtration of humic waters: Performance of an expanded clay aggregate filter (Filtralite) compared to a dual anthracite/sand filter

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 2, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 17-23

  Saltnes, T ^a,c   Eikebrokk, B ^b   Odegaard H ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

^c Optiroc AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Contact filtration; Expanded clay aggregates; Humic substances

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; CLAY; PILOT PLANTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER FILTRATION;

HUMIC WATERS;

WATER SUPPLY;

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; ALUMINUM SULFATE; CHITOSAN; FERROUS CHLORIDE; FERROUS SULFATE;

CLAY; FILTER; FILTRATION; PERFORMANCE; WATER TREATMENT;

CLAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FILTER; FLOCCULATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; SAND; TURBIDITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0346668230     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2002.0145     Document Type: Conference Paper

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