Removal of an emerging pharmaceutical compound by adsorption in fixed bed column

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 305-314

  Sancho, José Luis Sotelo ^a   Rodríguez, Araceli Rodríguez ^a   Torrellas, Silvia Álvarez ^a   Rodríguez, Juan García ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Atenolol; Emerging contaminant; Fixed bed column; Mathematical model; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861943128     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.692062     Document Type: Article

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