Pilot-scale evaluation of gac adsorption using low-cost, high-performance materials for removal of pesticides and organic matter in drinking water production

Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States)

Volumn 139, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 958-965

  Pham, Thi Thuy ^a   Nguyen, Viet Anh ^b   Van Der Bruggen, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Granular activated carbon; Low cost high performance adsorbent; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION/FLOCCULATION; COMMERCIAL ACTIVATED CARBONS; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; HIGH PERFORMANCE MATERIAL; RAPID SAND FILTRATION; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; BAMBOO; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BITUMINOUS COAL; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COSTS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); GRANULAR MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES; POTABLE WATER; TURBIDITY;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BAMBOO; BITUMINOUS COAL; DIAZINON; DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC MATTER; PESTICIDE; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITY; WATER TREATMENT;

HAI DUONG; VIET NAM;

EID: 84879080410     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000704     Document Type: Article

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