Heavy metals biosorption on disintegrated activated sludge: Description of a new equilibrium model

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-69

  Laurent, Julien ^a   Casellas, Magali ^a   Dagot, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Complexation; Heavy metals; Isotherms; Sludge minimization; Sorption; Ultrasounds

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; EQUILIBRIUM MODELS; FREUNDLICH EQUATIONS; METAL FRACTIONS; METAL INTERACTIONS; NEW MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER; SEMI-MECHANISTIC MODELS; SLUDGE FLOCS; SLUDGE MINIMIZATION; SORPTION MODELS; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; ULTRASONIC IRRADIATION; ULTRASONIC TREATMENTS; ULTRASOUNDS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSORPTION; CADMIUM; COMPLEXATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; ISOTHERMS; METALS; OPTIMIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SURFACE STRUCTURE; ULTRASONICS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 77957266659     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.08.023     Document Type: Article

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