The use of pine bark as a natural adsorbent for persistent organic pollutants - Study of lindane and heptachlor adsorption

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 78, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 347-351

  Ratola, Nuno ^a   Botelho, Cidália ^a   Alves, Arminda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Heptachlor; Lindane; Pine bark

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

POLLUTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENT; HEPTACHLOR; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE;

ADSORPTION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTANT; SEPARATION;

ACCURACY; ADSORPTION KINETICS; ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BARK; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTHERM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PINE; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAWDUST; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; SPAIN; VALIDATION PROCESS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 0037292545     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.784     Document Type: Conference Paper

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