Treatment of perchlorate-contaminated groundwater using highly selective, regenerate ion-exchange technologies

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 6277-6282

  Gu, Baohua ^a   Brown, Gilbert M ^b   Chiang, Chen Chou ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Calgon Carbon Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ION EXCHANGE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WASTES;

BIFUNCTIONAL RESIN; THERMOREACTOR;

WATER TREATMENT;

FERROUS CHLORIDE; GROUND WATER; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; PERCHLORATE; RESIN;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ION EXCHANGE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WASTES; WATER TREATMENT;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; ION EXCHANGE; PERCHLORATE;

ARTICLE; EFFLUENT; ELUTION; FLOW RATE; ION EXCHANGE; PRECIPITATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; KINETICS; PERCHLORIC ACID; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; PRECIPITATION; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548561742     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0706910     Document Type: Article

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