Dynamic sorption of ammonium by sandy soil in fixed bed columns: Evaluation of equilibrium and non-equilibrium transport processes

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 897-905

  Jellali, S ^a   Diamantopoulos, E ^b   Kallali, H ^a   Bennaceur, S ^a   Anane, M ^a   Jedidi, N ^a  

^a University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Breakthrough curves; Dynamic sorption; Hydrus 1D; Modeling

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; INVERSE PROBLEMS; PILOT PLANTS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL TESTING; SOILS;

1-D MODELS; AMMONIUM CONCENTRATIONS; AQUEOUS AMMONIUM; AQUIFER RECHARGE; BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; DYNAMIC SORPTION; HYDRUS-1D; MODELING; SOIL AQUIFER TREATMENTS; SYNTHETIC SOLUTIONS;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

AMMONIA; CALCIUM ION; MAGNESIUM ION;

ADSORPTION; AMMONIUM; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ION EXCHANGE; LABORATORY METHOD; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; SANDY SOIL; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; ISOTHERM; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PROCESS MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SANDY SOIL; SOIL ANALYSIS; TUNISIA; WASTE WATER;

EID: 77949264159     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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