Calcium and hydrogen effects during sorption of copper onto an alginate-based ion exchanger: Batch and fixed-bed column studies

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 232, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-58

  An, Byungryul ^a   Son, Hyunjin ^a   Chung, Jaeshik ^a   Choi, Jae Woo ^a   Lee, Sang Hyup ^a   Hong, Seok Won ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calcium competition; Copper sorption; Fixed bed column; Hydrogen alginate; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

COPPER SORPTIONS; EQUILIBRIUM TIME; FIXED BED COLUMNS; HYDROGEN EFFECT; REGENERATION; REGENERATION CYCLES; SEPARATION FACTORS; SORPTION CAPACITIES;

ALGINATE; COPPER; HYDROGEN; METAL IONS; REUSABILITY; SORPTION;

CALCIUM;

EID: 84882776570     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.07.079     Document Type: Article

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