Recycling of agricultural solid waste, coir pith: Removal of anions, heavy metals, organics and dyes from water by adsorption onto ZnCl2 activated coir pith carbon

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 135, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 449-452

  Namasivayam, C ^a   Sangeetha, D ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Dyes; Heavy metals; Inorganic anions; Organics; ZnCl2 activated coir pith carbon

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURE; DYES; HEAVY METALS; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES; TOXIC MATERIALS;

INORGANIC ANIONS; ORGANICS; RHODAMINE B; ZNCL2 ACTIVATED COIR PITH CARBON;

WATER TREATMENT;

2 AMINOPHENOL; 2 CHLOROPHENOL; 4 NITROPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANION; BRILLIANT BLUE; CATECHOL; CHROMIUM; CONGO RED; DYE; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY; METHYLENE BLUE; MOLYBDIC ACID; NICKEL; NITRATE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORTHO CRESOL; PHENOL; PHOSPHATE; QUINOLINIC ACID; RESORCINOL; RHODAMINE B; SELENITE; SULFATE; THIOCYANATE; VANADIUM; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURE; DYES; HEAVY METALS; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DYE; HEAVY METAL; SOLID WASTE; TOXIC MATERIAL; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURE; ANIONS; CARBON; CHLORIDES; COLORING AGENTS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; METALS, HEAVY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AGRICULTURE; DYES; HEAVY METALS; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 33646823965     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.11.066     Document Type: Article

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