Fixed bed adsorption of As(III) on iron-oxide-coated natural rock (IOCNR) and application to real arsenic-bearing groundwater

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 203, Issue , 2012, Pages 285-293

  Maji, Sanjoy Kumar ^a   Kao, Yu Hsuan ^a   Wang, Chin Jen ^a   Lu, Guang Sin ^a   Wu, Jia Jing ^a   Liu, Chen Wuing ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

As(III); Column adsorption; Geochemical modeling; Logit model; Natural rock; Real arsenic sample

Indexed keywords

COLUMN ADSORPTION; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; LOGIT MODELS; NATURAL ROCKS; REAL ARSENIC SAMPLE;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; EFFLUENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; WATER QUALITY;

IRON OXIDES;

EID: 84865644651     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.07.033     Document Type: Article

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