Chromium removal from flocculation effluent of liquid-phase oil-based drill-cuttings using powdered activated carbon

Applied Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1002-1011

  Ayotamuno, M J ^a   Okparanma, R N ^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 adsorption; Heavy metal removal; Oil based drill cuttings

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; CHROMIUM; COAGULATION; HEAVY METALS; METAL RECOVERY; POWDER METALS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACTIVATED-CARBON ADSORPTION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; OIL-BASED DRILL-CUTTINGS;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; CHROMIUM; COAGULATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HEAVY METALS; METAL RECOVERY; POWDER METALS; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CHROMIUM; DRILL BIT; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FLOCCULATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34547111562     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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