Effect of adsorbent particle layering on performance of conventional and tapered fixed-bed adsorbers

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1488-1494

  Mathews, Alexander P ^a  

^a Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Wastewater management; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ISOTHERMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHENOLS; SOLUTIONS;

FIXED BED ADSORBERS; LINEAR FREUNDLICH ISOTHERM; REVERSE STRATIFIED TAPERED ADSORBER (RSTA); STRATIFIED CYLINDRICAL ADSORBER (SCA);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; FIXED BED; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 27644447882     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2005)131:11(1488)     Document Type: Article

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