Removal of toluene and dichloromethane from aqueous phase by granular activated carbon (GAC)

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 203-220

  Zeinali, F ^a   Ghoreyshi, A A ^a   Najafpour, G ^a  

^a BABOL NOSHIRVANI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Breakthrough curve; Dichloromethane; GAC; Isotherm; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERM MODEL; AQUEOUS PHASE; BREAK THROUGH CURVE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; COLUMN DYNAMICS; COLUMN LENGTHS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAC; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; HYBRID MODEL; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LANGMUIR MODELS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; DICHLOROMETHANE; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTHERMS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

TOLUENE;

EID: 84857955237     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2011.584354     Document Type: Article

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