Wastewater minimization in multipurpose batch plants with a regeneration unit: Multiple contaminants

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2824-2836

  Adekola, Omobolanle ^a   Majozi, Thokozani ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Multiple contaminants; Regeneration; Wastewater minimization

Indexed keywords

BATCH PRODUCTION; MULTIPLE CONTAMINANTS; MULTIPURPOSE BATCH PLANTS; REGENERATION; WASTEWATER GENERATION; WASTEWATER MINIMIZATION; WATER REUSE;

EFFLUENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGENERATORS; SCHEDULING ALGORITHMS; WASTEWATER; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

EID: 80053921337     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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