Reuse of aluminum-based water treatment sludge to immobilize a wide range of phosphorus contamination: Equilibrium study with different isotherm models

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2705-2721

  Zhao, Y Q ^a   Razali, M ^a   Babatunde, A O ^a   Yang, Y ^a   Bruen, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Aluminum; Disposal; Drinking water treatment sludge; Phosphorus removal; Reuse; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ALUMINUM; ERROR ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORUS;

DRINKING WATER TREATMENT SLUDGE; MULTI ISOTHERM MODELS; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ALUMINUM; ERROR ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; CONTAMINATION; REUSABILITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 35248850312     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390701511531     Document Type: Article

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