Comparative efficiency of algal biofilters in the removal of chromium and copper from wastewater

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 856-860

  Jacinto, Maria Lourdes J A J ^a   David, Carlos Primo C ^a,b   Perez, Teresita R ^c   De Jesus, Benjamin R ^a  

^a University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^b University of the Philippines   (Philippines)

^c ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Chlorococcum; Kinetic modeling; Sargassum

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; BIOSORBENTS; CHLOROCOCCUM; CONVENTIONAL FILTRATIONS; EQUILIBRIUM ISOTHERMS; FREUNDLICH MODELS; GRANULATED ACTIVATED CARBONS; INITIAL CONCENTRATIONS; KINETIC MODELING; KINETIC STUDIES; LANGMUIR; MACRO-ALGAE; MICRO-ALGAE; REMOVAL OF CHROMIUMS; REMOVAL RATES; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM SP; UPTAKE CAPACITIES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOSORPTION; CHROMIUM; EXPERIMENTS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; IGNEOUS ROCKS; ISOTHERMS; METAL RECOVERY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ACTIVATED CARBON; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOFILTRATION; CHROMIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPPER; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ISOTHERM; KINETICS; MACROALGA; WASTEWATER;

ALGAE; CHLOROCOCCUM; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM SP.;

EID: 64849090770     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2008.12.023     Document Type: Article

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