Residual oil and suspended solid removal using natural adsorbents chitosan, bentonite and activated carbon: A comparative study

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 179-185

  Ahmad, A L ^a   Sumathi, S ^a   Hameed, B H ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Bentonite; Chitosan; Palm oil mill effluent; Residual oil

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PH EFFECTS; POLYMERS; RESIDUAL FUELS;

CHITOSAN; JAR-TEST METHODS; PALM OIL MILL EFFLUENT (POME); RESIDUAL OIL REMOVAL;

EFFLUENTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 17144403425     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2005.01.016     Document Type: Article

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