Adsorption Design for Wastewater Treatment

About this book

Adsorption: it's the most important method for removing organic contaminants from wastewater streams. Students and professionals alike in the fields of water/wastewater treatment and environmental engineering have expressed tremendous interest in learning and understanding adsorption processes.Adsorption Design for Wastewater Treatment fulfills the need for a true textbook on this increasingly important subject . From the basics of the adsorption process to specifics on system design, this overview serves a dual purpose: study manual and design guide.Straightforward explanations and illustrations make Adsorption Design for Wastewater Treatment ideal for junior, senior and graduate-level university courses. Practicing engineers will find the book especially useful for accurate, direct advice on designing batch and fixed-bed adsorption systems.Contaminant removal will be an ever-present challenge to environmental engineers. Gain a clear understanding of one of the most important cleanup methods with Adsorption Design for Wastewater Treatment.

Contents

Adsorption for Water and Wastewater TreatmentProduction and Properties of Activated CarbonsThe Nature of AdsorptionAdsorption EquilibriaKinetics of Adsorption with Granular AdsorbentsDesign of Powdered Carbon Batch Adsorption SystemsTheoretical Solutions for Fixed Bed AdsorbersDesign of Granular Carbon Fixed Bed AdsorbersIndexNTI/Sales Copy

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