Temperature and air–water ratio influence on the air stripping of benzene, toluene and xylene

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2832-2839

  Abdullahi, Mohammed Evuti ^a   Abu Hassan, Mohd Ariffin ^a   Zainon Noor, Zainura ^a   Raja Ibrahim, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Air stripping; Removal efficiency; Volatile organic compounds; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928758834     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2014.903209     Document Type: Article

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