Experimental and calculated breakthrough behavior in water purification by fixed bed activated carbon

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 30, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 17-21

  di Giacomo, G ^a   Taglieri, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Mass transfer coefficient; Phenol; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052408055     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.1278     Document Type: Article

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