Evaluation of electric arc furnace slag as a potential phosphate-removal substrate

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 343-346

  Kumar, Harjinder ^a   Prasher, Shiv O ^a   Patel, Ramanbhai M ^a   Hussain, Syed A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abatement and removal; Adsorption; Adsorption capacity; Electric arc furnace slag (EAFS); Laboratory study; Laboratory tests; Phosphate; Phosphorus; Phosphorus removal; Pilot study; Residence time; Wastewater management

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT AND REMOVAL; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE SLAGS; LABORATORY STUDIES; LABORATORY TEST; LABORATORY TESTS; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; PILOT STUDIES; RESIDENCE TIME; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT;

ADSORPTION; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC FURNACE PROCESS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; FURNACES; LABORATORIES; PHOSPHORUS; SLAGS; STEEL METALLURGY; WASTEWATER;

REMOVAL;

ADSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; LABORATORY METHOD; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOSPHATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RESIDENCE TIME; SLAG; WASTEWATER;

EID: 77955540395     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000158     Document Type: Article

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