Arsenic(III) removal from contaminated water using silica ceramic: A batch adsorption study

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2314-2320

  Salim, Md ^a   Munekage, Yukihiro ^b   Naing, Kyaw Min ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Arsenic; Batch studies; Contaminated water; Removal; Silica ceramic

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ARSENIC; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CONTAMINATION; DYES; ISOTHERMS; REMOVAL; SILICA; WATER POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION EQUILIBRIA; BATCH STUDIES; CONTAMINATED WATER; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LANGMUIR AND FREUNDLICH ISOTHERMS; POTENTIAL ADSORBENTS; SILICA CERAMIC; TEMPERATURE VARIATION;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 34848881629     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.2314.2320     Document Type: Article

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