Effect of granular activated carbon filter on the subsequent flocculation in seawater treatment

Desalination

Volumn 354, Issue , 2014, Pages 9-16

  Nguyen, Tien Vinh ^a   Jeong, Sanghyun ^a   Pham, Thi Thu Nga ^a   Kandasamy, Jaya ^a   Vigneswaran, Saravanamuthu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Cost estimation; Flocculation; Granular activated carbon; Seawater

Indexed keywords

FLOCCULATION; SEAWATER;

COST ESTIMATIONS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS;

ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; COAGULATION; COST ANALYSIS; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; SEAWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84907812550     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.09.025     Document Type: Article

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