Regeneration of acid-modified activated carbon used for removal of toxic metal hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution by electro kinetic process

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 57, Issue 15, 2016, Pages 7009-7020

  Daoud, Waseem ^a   Ebadi, Taghi ^a   Fahimifar, Ahmad ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electrokinetic process; Granular activated carbon; Hexavalent chromium; Permeable reactive barriers; Polluted groundwater; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHROMIUM; ELECTROKINESIS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER;

EID: 84925013750     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1022801     Document Type: Article

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