Study of different methods for enhancing the nitrate removal efficiency of a zero-valent metal process

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 81-87

  Cheng, Shu Fen ^a   Huang, C Y ^b   Liu, J Y ^a  

^a CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Army Ordnance Readiness Develop Center Taiwan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acid wash; Catalyst; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACID WASH; NITRATE REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; ULTRASOUND TREATMENT; ZERO-VALENT METAL PROCESS;

ALUMINUM; CATALYSTS; IRON; MASS TRANSFER; REMOVAL; ZINC;

NITRATES;

ALUMINUM; IRON; METAL; NICKEL; NITRATE; ZINC;

ALUMINUM; CATALYSTS; IRON; MASS TRANSFER; NITRATES; REMOVAL; ZINC;

CATALYSIS; NITRATE; ULTRASONICS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACCELERATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; CATALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NITRIFICATION; PROCESSING; REACTION ANALYSIS; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALUMINUM; CATALYSIS; DIFFUSION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; KINETICS; METALS; METALS, HEAVY; NITRATES; NITROGEN; ULTRASONICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; ZINC;

EID: 33745890885     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.340     Document Type: Conference Paper

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