Adsorptive selenite removal from water using iron-coated GAC adsorbents

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 3809-3816

  Zhang, Ning ^a   Lin, Lian Shin ^a   Gang, Dianchen ^b  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

^b University of Louisiana at Lafayette   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherm; Adsorption kinetics; Iron coated GAC; Selenite removal

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FREE ENERGY; GAS ADSORPTION; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; IONIC STRENGTH; KINETICS; METAL COATINGS; PORE SIZE; SELENIUM; SILICATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; BRUNAUER EMMETT TELLERS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; IRON-COATED GAC; NITROGEN ADSORPTION DESORPTION; PSEUDO-SECOND-ORDER KINETIC MODELS; SELENITE REMOVAL; SELENIUM CONCENTRATIONS;

IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENT; CARBONIC ACID; FERROUS CHLORIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; IRON; PHOSPHATE; SELENITE; SILICATE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); KINETICS; OXIDATION; SELENITE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DESORPTION; ENERGY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 50449083778     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.07.025     Document Type: Article

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