Adsorption of methyl tertiary butyl ether on granular zeolites: Batch and column studies

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 178, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 363-369

  Abu Lail, Laila ^a   Bergendahl, John A ^a   Thompson, Robert W ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; MTBE; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON ADSORPTION; BATCH ADSORPTION EXPERIMENTS; BED DEPTH SERVICE TIME MODEL; CARBON ADSORBENTS; COCONUT SHELLS; COLUMN STUDY; COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION; FIXED-BED ADSORPTION; FLOWTHROUGH; FRICTION LOSS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; KINETIC EXPERIMENT; METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS;

ADSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ETHERS; EXPERIMENTS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SILICATE MINERALS; ZEOLITES;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ADSORBENT; CARBON; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; ZEOLITE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAIN SIZE; GRANULAR MEDIUM; MTBE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; ZEOLITE;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; ISOTHERM; POWDER; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ADSORPTION; CHARCOAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; METHYL ETHERS; POWDERS; SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMICS; ZEOLITES;

EID: 77951050328     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.01.088     Document Type: Article

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