Effect of temperature, hydraulic residence time and elevated PCO2 on acid neutralization within a pulsed limestone bed reactor

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1207-1214

  Watten, Barnaby J ^a   Lee, Po Ching ^b   Sibrell, Philip L ^a   Timmons, Michael B ^b  

^a LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Carbon dioxide; Hydraulic residence time; Limestone dissolution; Pulsed bed reactors; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLUTION; HYDROLYSIS; LIMESTONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; HYDRAULIC RESIDENCE TIME; PULSED BED REACTORS;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; IRON; LIMESTONE; MANGANESE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HYDROLYSIS; LIMESTONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACID NEUTRALIZATION; ALKALINITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENT; HYDROLYSIS; LIMESTONE; RESIDENCE TIME; SLUDGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; FLUIDIZATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33847127916     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.12.010     Document Type: Article

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