A preliminary feasibility study for pentachlorophenol column sorption by almond shell residues

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 136, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 188-194

  Estevinho, B N ^a   Ribeiro, E ^a   Alves, A ^a   Santos, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Almond shell; Column; Pentachlorophenol (PCP); Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BYPRODUCTS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POROSIMETERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SORBENTS; SORPTION;

ALMOND SHELL RESIDUES; PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

DISTILLATION COLUMNS;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BYPRODUCTS; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POROSIMETERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SORBENTS; SORPTION;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 38649115310     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.03.081     Document Type: Article

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