Petroleum contaminated ground-water: Remediation using activated carbon

Applied Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1258-1264

  Ayotamuno, M J ^a   Kogbara, R B ^a   Ogaji, S O T ^b   Probert, S D ^b  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Ground water remediation; Petroleum contamination

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; EXTRACTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUND-WATER REMEDIATION; PETROLEUM CONTAMINATION; POWDERED ACTIVATED-CARBON (PAC); TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON (TPH);

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; EXTRACTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

CARBON; CLEANUP; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; OIL POLLUTION; PETROLEUM; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REMEDIATION;

AFRICA; EAGLE ISLAND; NIGERIA; RIVERS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33747431614     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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