Victor-Ortega M., Ochando Pulido J., Martinez-Ferez A., 2016, Modeling of Fixed Bed Column Studies for Iron Removal from Industrial Effluents through Ion Exchange Process, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 47, 277-282.
The performance of a fixed-bed cation exchange process was examined for final purification of the iron load derived from catalyst usage in the secondary treatment of olive mill wastewater, which led to unacceptable iron levels. Results showed an increase in the pH value up to 4 enhanced the iron IE efficiency, which decreased upon higher pH. Furthermore, Thomas model provided utmost accurate dynamic behaviormodeling for all inlet concentrations studied (20, 50 and 100 mg L-1).
