The role of calcium in high pH excursions for reactivated GAC

Carbon

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 511-518

  Mazyck, David W ^a   Cannon, Fred S ^b   Bach, Morgana T ^a   Radovic, Ljubisa R ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Activated carbon; B. Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; CALCIUM; CAUSTIC SODA; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; INORGANIC ACIDS; PH EFFECTS; POSITIVE IONS;

GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS (GAC); NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER (NOM); PH EXCURSIONS; REACTIVATED CARBONS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 10844274708     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2004.10.008     Document Type: Article

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