Application of sludge-based carbonaceous materials in a hybrid water treatment process based on adsorption and catalytic wet air oxidation

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2432-2439

  Julcour Lebigue, Carine ^a   Andriantsiferana, Caroline ^a   N'Guessan Krou, ^a   Ayral, Catherine ^a   Mohamed, Elham ^a   Wilhelm, Anne Marie ^a   Delmas, Henri ^a   Le Coq, Laurence ^b   Gerente, Claire ^b   Smith, Karl M ^c   Pullket, Suangusa ^c   Fowler, Geoffrey D ^c   Graham, Nigel J D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b Universite de Nantes   (France)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Carbon; Catalytic oxidation; Fixed bed reactor; Multifunctional reactor; Phenol; Sewage sludge; Waste water treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; CARBONIZATION; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); HYBRID MATERIALS; PHENOLS; PYROLYSIS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BET SURFACE AREA; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CATALYTIC WET-AIR OXIDATION; FIXED BED REACTOR; FIXED-BED REACTORS; MULTIFUNCTIONAL REACTOR; PROCESS-BASED; RAW SLUDGES; WASTE-WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

ADSORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON; PHENOL;

ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; DEWATERING; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHENOL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RECYCLING; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; OXIDATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 77956881756     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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