Petroleum Wastewater Purification by Biomass Adsorption: Dynamics and Performance of a Fixed Bed Column

The effect of operational variables on the adsorption of organic pollutants in a fixed bed of biomass was studied. Dispersions of commercial gasoline in water were used as synthetic effluents to simulate petroleum effluent contaminated by organic products. Coconut mesocarp and sugar cane bagasse in...

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Main Authors: Elba Gomes dos Santos, Odelsia L. Sánchez de Alsina, Flávio L. Honorato da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2007-06-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/026361707783432551