Conceptual comparison of pink water treatment technologies: Granular activated carbon, anaerobic fluidized bed, and zero-valent iron-Fenton process

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 129-136

  Oh, S Y ^a   Cha, D K ^a   Chiu, Pei C ^a   Kim, B J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fenton oxidation; Fluidized bed reactor; Granular activated carbon; Pink water; Zero valent iron

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CARBON; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON (GAC);

WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; EXPLOSIVE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOREACTOR; FENTON REACTION; FLUIDIZED BED; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARMY; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FENTON REACTION; FLUIDIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MILITARY PHENOMENA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2442494847     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0746     Document Type: Article

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