Suitability of adsorption isotherms for predicting the retention capacity of active slag filters removing phosphorus from wastewater

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1673-1678

  Pratt, C ^a   Shilton, A ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Active filter; Adsorption; Freundlich; Isotherms; Phosphorus; Slag; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION SITE; BATCH TESTS; BENCHMARK DATA; CONCENTRATION OF; DOMESTIC EFFLUENTS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; FIELD CAPACITY; FILTER DESIGNS; FREUNDLICH; FREUNDLICH EQUATIONS; FREUNDLICH ISOTHERM; LANGMUIR ISOTHERM; P RETENTION; RETENTION CAPACITY; SCANNING ELECTRONS; WASTE STABILIZATION PONDS; WEATHERING EFFECTS;

ACTIVE FILTERS; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; EFFLUENTS; EROSION; FILTER BANKS; PHOSPHORUS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLAGS; STABILIZATION PONDS; WASTEWATER; WEATHERING;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

PHOSPHORUS;

ADSORPTION; DESIGN; FILTER; ISOTHERM; LANGMUIR CIRCULATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PREDICTION; RETENTION; SLAG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOTHERM; LABORATORY TEST; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLAG; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADSORPTION; FILTRATION; IRON; METALLURGY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHOSPHORUS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 66649120469     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.163     Document Type: Article

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