Adsorption characteristics of selected pharmaceuticals and an endocrine disrupting compound-Naproxen, carbamazepine and nonylphenol-on activated carbon

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2873-2882

  Yu, Zirui ^a   Peldszus, Sigrid ^a   Huck, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbamazepine; Competitive adsorption; IAST; Naproxen; Nonylphenol; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PHENOLS; WATER TREATMENT;

CARBAMAZEPINE; COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION; NAPROXEN; NONYLPHENOL;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBAMAZEPINE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GEOSMIN; NAPROXEN; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; NONYLPHENOL; WATER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRUG PRODUCTS; PHENOLS; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOTHERM; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ISOTHERM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 44749086621     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.02.020     Document Type: Article

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