Experimental study and modelling of zinc adsorption by granular activated carbon and natural zeolite

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 285-299

  Meshko, Vera ^a   Markovska, Liljana ^a   Marinkovski, Mirko ^a  

^a SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Equilibrium; Granular activated carbon; Kinetic; Modelling; Natural zeolite; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GRANULAR MATERIALS; ISOTHERMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REACTION KINETICS; ZEOLITES; ZINC;

GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON (GAC); MATLAB; NATURAL ZEOLITE; ZINC ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; METAL; ZEOLITE; ZINC;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ISOTHERM; MODELING; ZEOLITE; ZINC;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ISOTHERM;

EID: 33748463172     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2006.010573     Document Type: Article

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