Treatment of underground water in open flow and closed-loop fixed bed systems by utilizing the natural minerals clinoptilolite and vermiculite

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 39, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 215-227

  Inglezakis, V J ^a   Elaiopoulos, K ^b   Aggelatouc, V ^c   Zorpas, Antonis A ^d  

^a SC European Focus Consulting srl   (Romania)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL EXPLORATION   (Greece)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Clinoptilolite; Closed loop; Drinking water; Fixed beds; Iron; Manganese; Vermiculite

Indexed keywords

EID: 85025321606     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.669178     Document Type: Article

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