Cr(VI) removal from synthetic wastewater using coconut shell charcoal and commercial activated carbon modified with oxidizing agents and/or chitosan

Chemosphere

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 951-967

  Babel, Sandhya ^a   Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Electroplating industry; Low cost adsorbent; Nitric acid; Sulfuric acid; Surface oxidation; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHROMIUM; ELECTROPLATING; OXIDATION;

METAL REMOVAL; OXIDIZING AGENTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENT; CHARCOAL; CHITOSAN; CHROMIUM; METAL; NITRIC ACID; OXIDIZING AGENT; SULFURIC ACID;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHROMIUM; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; METAL EXTRACTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COCONUT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; OXIDATION; PARAMETER; PH; SOLID; SURFACE PROPERTY; TECHNIQUE; VELOCITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

COCOS NUCIFERA;

EID: 1642476396     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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