Removal of ammoniacal nitrogen and COD from semi-aerobic landfill leachate using low-cost activated carbon zeolite composite adsorbent

International Journal of Environment and Waste Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 399-411

  Halim, Azhar Abdul ^a   Aziz, Hamidi Abdul ^a   Johari, Megat Azmi Megat ^a   Ariffin, Kamar Shah ^b   Hung, Yung Tse ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^c Cleveland State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherm; Ammoniacal nitrogen; Chemical oxygen demand; COD; Composite adsorbent; Leachate treatment; Physico chemical treatment; Semi aerobic landfill leachate

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; AMMONIA; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COSTS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ZEOLITES;

AMMONIACAL NITROGEN; AMMONIACAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; COMPOSITE ADSORBENTS; FREUNDLICH ADSORPTION; LANGMUIR ADSORPTION; LOW COST ACTIVATED CARBONS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL TREATMENT; SEMI-AEROBIC LANDFILL;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

EID: 68249150737     PISSN: 14789876     EISSN: 14789868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2009.027404     Document Type: Article

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