Granular activated carbon coupled with microwave energy for treating pentachlorophenol-containing wastewater

Environmental Progress

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-116

  Jou, Chih Ju ^a   Wu, Chung Rung ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Desorption; Microwave assisted GAC treatment; Repetitive use of GAC

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; BENZENE; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESORPTION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HEAT TREATMENT; HERBICIDES; HYDROCARBONS; MICROWAVES; OIL WELL PUMPS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; SOLUTIONS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; END PRODUCTS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; GRANULAR-ACTIVATED CARBON; HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS; INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS; LABORATO RY STUDIES; MICROWAVE ENERGIES; MICROWAVE TREATMENTS; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED GAC TREATMENT; PENTACHLOROPHENOL (PCP); REPETITIVE USE OF GAC;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 52649172170     PISSN: 02784491     EISSN: 10982280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.10245     Document Type: Article

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