Adsorption of methylene blue and phenol by wood waste derived activated carbon

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 338-345

  Liu, Mei Yi ^a   Tsang, Daniel C W ^a,b   Hu, Jing ^a   Ng, Kelvin T W ^a   Liu, Tongzhou ^a   Lo, Irene M C ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Phenol; Wood

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; PHENOLS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WOOD WASTES;

PHENOL ADSORPTION; SURFACE ACIDITY; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

DYES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; DYES; PHENOLS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WOOD WASTES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; PHENOL; WOOD;

EID: 42549127806     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2008)134:5(338)     Document Type: Article

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