Treatment of coke wastewater: A critical review for developing sustainable management strategies

Separation and Purification Reviews

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 89-123

  Pal, Parimal ^a   Kumar, Ramesh ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

ammonia; Coke wastewater; cyanide; integrated technology; phenol; recycling

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGIES; MEMBRANE SEPARATION; REMOVAL OF CYANIDE; SURFACE WATER BODY; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

AMMONIA; BIOLOGY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COKE OVENS; CYANIDES; PHENOLS; RECYCLING; SURFACE WATERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER; WATER RECYCLING;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 84881291336     PISSN: 15422119     EISSN: 15422127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2012.717161     Document Type: Review

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