A CONTINUOUS-FLOW METHOD FOR CALCULATING ADSORPTION-ISOTHERMS OF ORGANIC POLLUTANTS ONTO AQUIFER MATERIALS

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作者
BARRETT, MH
WILLIAMSON, DJ
LERNER, DN
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[1] Hydrogeology Research Group, School of Earth Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham
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10.1016/0169-7722(94)90008-6
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
A continuous flow method for the construction of adsorption isotherms has been developed. The method is semi-automated and has a computer-controlled data collection and storage process. The technique produces high-accuracy isotherms based on several hundred data points. Results have been produced for several mineral-pollutant systems. These have shown significant adsorption may occur even when using low-organic-carbon sorbents, the degree to which the adsorption occurs increasing with decreasing sorbate solubility.
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