Metallic iron for safe drinking water worldwide

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 740-749

  Noubactep, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Kultur und Nachhaltige Entwicklung CDD eV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contaminant removal; Conventional treatment; Iron bed; Media filtration; Reactive filtration; Zerovalent iron

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINANT REMOVAL; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENT; MEDIA FILTRATION; REACTIVE FILTRATION; ZERO-VALENT IRON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CORROSION; FLOCCULATION; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); LAND FILL; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PACKED BEDS; POTABLE WATER; SAND; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER FILTRATION;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 78349307901     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.09.065     Document Type: Article

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