The use of organo-clays in water treatment

The use of organo-clays in wastewater treatment has become commonplace in industry today. Organo-clays exhibit a synergistic effect with many commonly utilized water treatment unit processes including granular-activated charcoal, reverse osmosis, and air strippers. Organo-clays have proven to be the...

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Published inApplied clay science Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 11 - 20
Main Author Beall, Gary W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.11.2003
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Organo-clays
Partitioning
Sorbent
Wastewater
Organo-clays
Partitioning
Wastewater
Sorbent
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Summary:The use of organo-clays in wastewater treatment has become commonplace in industry today. Organo-clays exhibit a synergistic effect with many commonly utilized water treatment unit processes including granular-activated charcoal, reverse osmosis, and air strippers. Organo-clays have proven to be the technology of choice for treating oily wastewaters. This paper will discuss the physical chemistry of the organo-clays sorption mechanism as well as numerous examples of where the technology has been applied.
ISSN:0169-1317
1872-9053
DOI:10.1016/j.clay.2003.07.006