Electrochemical regeneration of field spent GAC from two water treatment plants

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 4852-4860

  Narbaitz, Roberto M ^a   McEwen, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Electrochemical regeneration; NOM

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; EFFICIENCY; IODINE; PORE SIZE; POTABLE WATER;

BENCH SCALE; ELECTROCHEMICAL REGENERATION; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; IODINE NUMBER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATERIALS; PHENOLICS; REGENERATION EFFICIENCY; SURFACE AREA ANALYSIS; THERMAL REGENERATION; WATER FACILITY;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DRINKING WATER; IODINE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; DESORPTION; DRINKING WATER; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; IODINE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PH; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84864044305     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.05.046     Document Type: Article

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