Continuous water treatment by adsorption and electrochemical regeneration

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3065-3074

  Mohammed, F M ^a   Roberts, E P L ^a   Hill, A ^a   Campen, A K ^b   Brown, N W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Arvia Technology Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid violet; Adsorption; Electrochemical regeneration; GIC; Graphite intercalation compound; Residence time distribution

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; GRAPHITE; INTERCALATION; INTERCALATION COMPOUNDS; ISOTHERMS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORBENT MATERIALS; ADSORPTION KINETICS; ADSORPTION KINETICS AND ISOTHERM; CONTINUOUS TREATMENTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL REGENERATION; EQUILIBRIUM ISOTHERMS; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; STEADY-STATE MODELING;

RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION;

ADSORBENT; GRAPHITE;

ADSORPTION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DYE; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; EQUILIBRIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAPHITE; ISOTHERM; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; RESIDENCE TIME; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; AIRLIFT REACTOR; ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 79955375266     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.03.023     Document Type: Article

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