Reduction of acidity and removal of metal ions from coal mining effluents using chitosan microspheres

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 471-474

  Laus, Rogério ^a   Geremias, Reginaldo ^a   Vasconcelos, Helder L ^a   Laranjeira, Mauro C M ^a   Fávere, Valfredo T ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acidity; Adsorption; Chitosan microspheres; Coal mining effluents; Metal ions removal

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOPOLYMERS; COAL MINES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); METAL IONS; PH EFFECTS;

CHITOSAN MICROSPHERES; COAL MINING EFFLUENTS; DECANTATION POOL; METAL IONS REMOVAL; PHASE INVERSION METHOD;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM; CHITOSAN; COPPER ION; FERRIC ION; MICROSPHERE;

ADSORPTION; BIOPOLYMERS; COAL MINES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EFFLUENT TREATMENT; METAL IONS; PH EFFECTS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACIDITY; COAL MINING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; METAL; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REDUCTION; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; COAL MINING; EFFLUENT; EXTRACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ACIDS; ADSORPTION; CHITOSAN; COAL MINING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSPHERES;

EID: 34648840819     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.04.012     Document Type: Article

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