Predicting the dynamics and performance of a polymer-clay based composite in a fixed bed system for the removal of lead (II) ion

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1105-1115

  Unuabonah, Emmanuel I ^a,b   El Khaiary, Mohammad I ^c   Olu Owolabi, Bamidele I ^d   Adebowale, Kayode O ^d  

^a REDEEMER S UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c Alexandria University The Faculty Of Engineering   (Egypt)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adsorption models; Breakthrough; Fixed bed; Mass transfer zone; Polymer clay composite; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION DATA; ADSORPTION MODEL; ADSORPTION SITE; BED HEIGHT; BOHART-ADAMS MODEL; BREAKTHROUGH; CATIONIC SPECIES; COLUMN OPERATIONS; COMPOSITE ADSORBENTS; FIXED BED; FIXED-BED MODES; KAOLINITE CLAY; LEAD IONS; METAL ION CONCENTRATION; REGENERATION; REGENERATION PROCESS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS; KAOLINITE; LEAD; MASS TRANSFER; METAL IONS; POLYMERS; SOLUTIONS;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84864496283     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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