Removal of oil and grease contamination from stream water using the granular activated carbon block filter

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 965-971

  Fulazzaky, Mohamad Ali ^a   Omar, Roslan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Syarikat Air Johor Holdings Sdn Bhd ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Granular activated carbon block filter; Mathematical model; Oil and grease; Ulu Pontian River water

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVER POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION PROCESS; CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; OIL AND GREASE; RIVER WATER; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

RIVERS;

PONTIA;

EID: 84868560766     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-012-0471-8     Document Type: Article

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