Wastewater treatment using low cost activated carbons derived from agricultural byproducts-A case study

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1045-1053

  Mohan, Dinesh ^a   Singh, Kunwar P ^a   Singh, Vinod K ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Activated carbons; Adsorption; Coconut shell fibers; Coconut shells; COD removal; Rice husk; Water wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BYPRODUCTS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; HEAVY METALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SORPTION;

COCONUT SHELL FIBERS; COCONUT SHELLS; COD REMOVAL; RICE HUSK;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; ANION; CHLORIDE; FLUORIDE; HEAVY METAL; METAL ION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BYPRODUCTS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; HEAVY METALS; PARTICLE SIZE; SORPTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REMEDIATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COCONUT; COST; EFFLUENT; FRUIT HUSK; KINETICS; PARTICLE SIZE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURE; CARBON; KINETICS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 40749131731     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.07.079     Document Type: Article

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