Removal of anions, heavy metals, organics and dyes from water by adsorption onto a new activated carbon from Jatropha husk, an agro-industrial solid waste

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 85, Issue 2 B, 2007, Pages 181-184

  Namasivayam, C ^a   Sangeetha, D ^a   Gunasekaran, R ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Anions; Inorganics; Jatropha husk activated carbon; Organics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; NEGATIVE IONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER;

AGRICULTURAL SOLID WASTE; JATROPHA HUSK ACTIVATED CARBON; NON-EDIBLE OIL; PERENNIAL SHRUB;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

HEAVY METALS; PLANT RESIDUES; SOLID WASTES;

JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 33947197719     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/psep05002     Document Type: Article

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