Modelling the transient behaviour of a fixed bed considering both intra and inter-pellet diffusion for adsorption of parachloro-meta-xylenol (PCMX)

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 37, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 277-287

  Saha, Sudeshna ^a   Sarkar, Ujjaini ^b   Mondal, Sourav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Breakthrough; Dynamic simulation; Intra pellet diffusion; Parachloro metaxylenal; Pharmaceutical waste water; Water hyacinth

Indexed keywords

EID: 85025357984     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.661299     Document Type: Article

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