Removal of emerging pollutants through Granular Activated Carbon

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 280, Issue , 2015, Pages 49-57

  Katsigiannis, A ^a   Noutsopoulos, C ^a   Mantziaras, J ^a   Gioldasi, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bohart Adams model; Endocrine Disrupting Compounds; Granular Activated Carbon; Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs; Pharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CARBON; CURVE FITTING; DRIERS (MATERIALS); DRUG PRODUCTS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; WATER POLLUTION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; BOHART-ADAMS MODEL; DOSE-RESPONSE MODELING; EMERGING CONTAMINANT (ECS); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; MICROBIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS;

EID: 84931273496     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.05.109     Document Type: Article

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