Determining the optimum Fe0 ratio for sustainable granular Fe0/sand water filters

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 247, Issue , 2014, Pages 265-274

  Btatkeu K, B D ^a,b   Olvera Vargas, H ^c   Tchatchueng, J B ^b   Noubactep, C ^d,e,f   Care S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE   (Cameroon)

^c Université Paris Est UPEM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^e Kultur und Nachhaltige Entwicklung CDD eV   (Germany)

^f Comité Afro européen ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Particle cementation; Permeability loss; Water treatment; Zerovalent iron

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DISCOLORATION; OPTIMIZATION; PACKED BEDS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; METALLIC IRON; METHYLENE BLUE; PERMEABILITY LOSS; RATIO DEPENDENT; VOLUMETRIC RATIO; WATER FILTERS; ZERO-VALENT IRON;

SAND;

EID: 84897434989     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.03.008     Document Type: Article

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