Adsorption equilibrium of heavy metals and dyes from wastewater with low-cost adsorbents: A review

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-222

  Ramesh, Attinti ^a   Lee, Duu Jong ^a   Wong, Jonathan Woon Chung ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Dye; Equilibrium; Heavy metal; Low cost adsorbent

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; DYES; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION EQUILIBRIUM; DATA CORRELATION; PROCESS PARAMETERS; WASTEWATER STREAMS;

ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; DYE; HEAVY METAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 22744458124     PISSN: 03681653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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