Performance of activated carbon/nanoscale zero-valent iron for removal of trihalomethanes (THMs) at infinitesimal concentration in drinking water

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 253, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-72

  Xiao, Jianan ^a   Yue, Qinyan ^a   Gao, Baoyu ^a   Sun, Yuanyuan ^a   Kong, Jiaojiao ^a   Gao, Yuan ^a   Li, Qian ^a   Wang, Yan ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dehalogenation rate; Drinking water; NZVI AC particles; Reaction mechanism; Trihalomethanes (THMs)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POTABLE WATER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACTIVATED CARBON SUPPORTED; DEHALOGENATION RATES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INFINITESIMAL CONCENTRATIONS; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; NANOSCALE ZERO-VALENT IRON; REACTION MECHANISM; TRIHALOMETHANES;

IRON;

EID: 84901645725     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.05.030     Document Type: Article

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