Fixed-bed adsorption in drinking water treatment: A critical review on models and parameter estimation

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-183

  Worch, Eckhard ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adsorption analysis; Adsorption modelling; Breakthrough curve models; IAS theory; Mass transfer coefficients; Potential theory

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POTABLE WATER;

ADSORPTION ANALYSIS; ADSORPTION MODELING; BREAKTHROUGH CURVE MODELS; IAS THEORY; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS;

WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POTABLE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING WATER; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EQUILIBRIUM; MASS TRANSFER; MODELING; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 43649104221     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2008.100     Document Type: Review

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