Design models for adsorption systems in wastewater treatment

The application of mathematical models to the design of adsorption systems as a method of purifying wastewaters is considered. The design of batch, fixed‐bed, pulsed‐bed, moving‐bed and fluidised‐bed systems for effluent treatment is discussed. A brief review of the wide range of industrial effluents and adsorbents that may be utilised in such systems is considered. Reactivation procedures are presented and the principles of minimising design costs by optimising design are given.