Humic acid as a model for natural organic matter (NOM) in the removal of odorants from water by cyclodextrin polyurethanes

Water SA

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 117-120

  Mamba, B B ^a   Krause, R W ^a   Malefetse, T J ^a   Sithole, S P ^a   Nkambule, T I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

2 Methylisoborneol(2 MIB); Cyclodextrin polymers; Geosmin; Humic acids

Indexed keywords

2-METHYLISOBORNEOL(2-MIB); ADSORPTION SITES; CURRENT PRACTICES; CYCLODEXTRIN POLYMERS; GEOSMIN; HUMIC ACIDS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; DEWATERING; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYMERS; POLYURETHANES; POTABLE WATER; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; DRINKING WATER; HUMIC ACID; ODOR; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 64549137578     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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