Fixed bed sorption of phosphorus from wastewater using iron oxide-based media derived from acid mine drainage

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 223, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 5105-5117

  Sibrell, P L ^a   Tucker, T W ^b  

^a LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b IAP World Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage sludge; Eutrophication; Fixed bed sorption; Homogenous surface diffusionmodel; Iron oxide sorption media; Phosphorus removal; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AL OXIDE; BREAK THROUGH CURVE; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; CRITICAL FACTORS; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; FIXED BED; FIXED-BED PROCESS; HOMOGENOUS SURFACE DIFFUSIONMODEL; INFLUENT FLOW RATE; PARTICLE RADII; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; S-SHAPED; SORPTION KINETICS; SORPTION SYSTEM; SORPTION TESTS; SURFACE DIFFUSION MODEL; TEST DATA; TREATMENT COSTS; WASTE PRODUCTS;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EUTROPHICATION; IRON OXIDES; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE DIFFUSION; WASTEWATER;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

IRON OXIDE; PHOSPHORUS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EUTROPHICATION; IRON OXIDE; NEUTRALIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; REMEDIATION; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FIXED BED SORPTION; HOMOGENOUS SURFACE DIFFUSION MODEL; KINETICS; PHYSICAL MODEL; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84867333077     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-012-1262-x     Document Type: Article

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