Dimensioning metallic iron beds for efficient contaminant removal

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 454-460

  Noubactep, C ^a,c   Care S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^c Kultur und Nachhaltige Entwicklung CDD eV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Inert materials; Iron filter; Multi filtration; Zerovalent iron

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE MATERIALS; ANALYSIS OF DATA; CHEMICAL REDUCTION; CONTAMINANT REMOVAL; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; DEEP BED FILTRATION; DRINKING WATER; DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION; GROUND WATER REMEDIATION; HYDROGEOLOGIC PARAMETER; INERT ADDITIVES; INERT MATERIALS; LEADING TECHNOLOGY; LONG SERVICE LIFE; MATERIAL SELECTION; METALLIC IRON; MOVING REACTION FRONTS; MULTI-FILTRATION; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS; REACTION MECHANISM; REACTIVE BARRIERS; RESIDENCE TIME; SITE-SPECIFIC; SIZE EXCLUSION; ZERO-VALENT IRON;

ADDITIVES; ADSORPTION; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; IMPURITIES; POLLUTION; POTABLE WATER; REMEDIATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

WATER FILTRATION;

EID: 77956648725     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.07.051     Document Type: Article

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