Removal of heavy metals via adsorption on activated carbon synthesized from solid wastes

Environmental Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 443-451

  Al Omair, M A ^a   El Sharkawy, E A ^a,b  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Arish University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Activated carbons; Adsorption; FT IR; Heavy metals; Surface area

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CARBOXYLATION; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GAS ADSORPTION; HEAVY METALS; SOLID WASTES; STEAM;

ADSORPTION BEHAVIOR; BASE NEUTRALIZATION; CARBOXYLATE GROUPS; EQUILIBRIUM METHODS; FT-IR INVESTIGATION; STEAM-ACTIVATED CARBONS; SURFACE AREA; TEXTURAL PROPERTIES;

ZINC CHLORIDE;

CADMIUM; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COPPER; HYDROGEN; LACTONE; LEAD; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CADMIUM; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COPPER; LEAD; POROSITY; REMOVAL; SOLID WASTES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TEXTURES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HEAVY METAL; NEUTRALIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOLID WASTE; SURFACE AREA;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMISTRY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POROSITY; SAUDI ARABIA; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 34247853243     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332808618808     Document Type: Article

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