Effects of temperature and acidic pre-treatment on Fenton-driven oxidation of MTBE-spent granular activated carbon

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1493-1499

  Kan, Eunsung ^a,b   Huling, Scott G ^a  

^a Robert S Kerr Environmental Research Center   (United States)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID PRETREATMENT; CHEMICAL OXIDATIONS; DIFFUSIVE TRANSPORTS; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURES; ELEVATED REACTIONS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; HETEROGENEOUS DISTRIBUTIONS; INTRAPARTICLE; LARGE PARTICLES; LIMITING FACTORS; METHYL-TERT-BUTYL ETHERS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; POINT OF ZERO CHARGES; PRE TREATMENTS; REACTIVE ZONES; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTIONS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHARCOAL; ETHERS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDATION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

ACID; ACTIVATED CARBON; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

ACIDIFICATION; ACTIVATED CARBON; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MODELING; MTBE; OXIDATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; FENTON REACTION; OXIDATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PRECIPITATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ACIDS; CHARCOAL; DIFFUSION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; KINETICS; METHYL ETHERS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 63049112465     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es802360f     Document Type: Article

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