Practical application of a combined treatment process for removal of recalcitrant NOM - Alum and PAC

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 89-94

  Fabris, R ^a   Chow, C W K ^a   Drikas, M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Powdered activated carbon (PAC); Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON; FRACTIONATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; WATER QUALITY;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC); ORGANIC FRACTION; ORGANIC MATTER; RAPID FRACTIONATION;

WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; TRIHALOMETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COAGULATION; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; COAGULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FRACTIONATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POWDER; PRECIPITATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 10844231932     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2004.0065     Document Type: Conference Paper

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