Sonolytic desorption of mercury from aluminum oxide: Effects of pH, chloride, and organic matter

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 779-784

  He, Ziqi ^a   Traina, Samuel J ^b   Weavers, Linda K ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMIC MIXING; SONOLYTIC DESORPTION;

DESORPTION; MERCURY (METAL); MIXING; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEDIMENTS;

SONOCHEMISTRY;

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CHLORIDE; HUMIC ACID; MERCURY; MERCURY CHLORIDE; ORGANIC MATTER;

DESORPTION; MERCURY (METAL); MIXING; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEDIMENTS; SONOCHEMISTRY;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CHLORIDE; COMPLEXATION; DESORPTION; HUMIC ACID; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MIXING; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); ULTRASONICS;

ACIDITY; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DESORPTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PH; PRECIPITATION; ULTRASOUND;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; CHLORIDES; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONICS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 33846811525     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0613052     Document Type: Article

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