The effect of surface metal oxides on activated carbon adsorption of phenolics

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1841-1851

  Uranowski, Lois J ^a   Tessmer, Charles H ^a   Vidic, Radisav D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Catalysis; Metal oxides; Oxidative coupling; Phenols

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; OXIDES; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ENHANCED ADSORPTION; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; OXIDATIVE COUPLING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; METAL OXIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; EXTRACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0032102538     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00479-X     Document Type: Article

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