Removal of chromium(III) from tannery wastewater using activated carbon from sugar industrial waste

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 303-309

  Fahim, N F ^a   Barsoum, B N ^b   Eid, A E ^a   Khalil, M S ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption isotherm; Chromium(III); Tannery wastewaters

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM(III); LANGMUIR ADSORPTION MODEL; TANNERY WASTEWATERS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RECOVERY; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; SUGAR;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RECOVERY; SUGAR (SUCROSE); WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ISOTHERM; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; DATA ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ISOTHERM; LEATHER INDUSTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADSORPTION; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; CHROMIUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PARTICLE SIZE; TANNING; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33745674950     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.12.014     Document Type: Article

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