The role of mesopores in MTBE removal withgranular activated carbon

Water Research

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 214-224

  Redding, Adam M ^a   Cannon, Fred S ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Mesopores; Methyl tert butyl ether; MTBE

Indexed keywords

DEIONIZED WATER; EFFICIENCY; ETHERS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; ISOTHERMS; MASS TRANSFER; PORE SIZE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; MESO-PORES; METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; MTBE; PART PER BILLION (PPB); PORE VOLUME DISTRIBUTION; RAPID SMALL-SCALE COLUMN TESTS; TRACE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ETHER DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; DATA ACQUISITION; ETHER; GRANULAR MEDIUM; IONIZATION; PH; SIMULATION; SLURRY; SORPTION;

ADSORPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ISOTHERM; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID SMALL SCALE COLUMN TEST; SURFACE PROPERTY; CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; METHYL ETHERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84896975646     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.02.054     Document Type: Article

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