Experimental study and modelling of Cr (VI) removal from wastewater using Lemna minor

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1458-1464

  Oporto, Carla ^a   Arce, Omar ^a   Van Den Broeck, Eric ^b   Van Der Bruggen, Bart ^c   Vandecasteele, Carlo ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN SIMÓN   (Bolivia)

^b UMICORE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biouptake; Cr (VI); Duckweed; Lemna minor; Mathematical model; Pilot scale plant; Removal; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PILOT PLANTS; WASTEWATER;

BIOUPTAKE; CR (VI); DUCKWEED; LEMNA MINOR; PILOT SCALE PLANT;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHROMIUM;

BIOMASS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PILOT PLANTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

LEMNA; LEMNA MINOR;

EID: 33645121199     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.01.037     Document Type: Article

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