Adsorbing flocs in expanded/fluidised bed reactors: A new basis for pollutants removal

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 918-924

  Englert, A H ^a   Santos, C C dos ^a   Gobbi, S A ^a   Rubio, J ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Environmental; Flocculation; Industrial minerals; Wasteprocessing

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; FLOCCULATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PHENOLS; REMOVAL; ZEOLITES;

FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; INDUSTRIAL MINERALS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL ADSORPTION; WASTEPROCESSING;

WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 33748084381     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2005.10.007     Document Type: Article

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