Removal of antimony (III) from polluted surface water using a hybrid coagulation-flocculation-ultrafiltration (CF-UF) process

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 254, Issue , 2014, Pages 293-301

  Du, Xing ^a   Qu, Fangshu ^a   Liang, Heng ^a   Li, Kai ^a   Yu, Huarong ^a   Bai, Langming ^a   Li, Guibai ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimony (III); Drinking water; Emergency water pollution; Hydrous ferric oxide (HFO); Ultrafiltration (UF)

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY MINES; COAGULATION; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FLOCCULATION; IRON OXIDES; POTABLE WATER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE WATERS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ANTIMONY(III); CONTAMINANT LOADINGS; DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; HYDROUS FERRIC OXIDES; NANOCRYSTALLINE PARTICLE; POLLUTED SURFACE WATERS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCIES;

WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84904689069     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.05.126     Document Type: Article

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