Development of a packed-bed reactor for the recovery of metals from industrial wastewaters

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 701-709

  Obanijesu, E O ^a   Bello, O O ^b,d   Osinowo, F A O ^a   Macaulay, S R A ^c  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

^b LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diatomaceous earth material; Metal recovery; Packed bed reactor; Purification of wastewater; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ION EXCHANGE; METAL RECOVERY; PURIFICATION; RESINS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DIATOMACEOUS MATERIALS; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; ION-EXCHANGE RESINS; WASTEWATER PURIFICATION;

NUCLEAR REACTORS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENT; ION EXCHANGE RESIN; METAL;

WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AFFINITY SEPARATION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELUTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW RATE; GEOMETRY; METAL RECOVERY; PACKED BED REACTOR; PURIFICATION; SCALE UP; TIME; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 13444301326     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2004.006048     Document Type: Article

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