Removal of aluminum from aqueous solutions by adsorption on date-pit and BDH activated carbons

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 158, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 300-307

  Al Muhtaseb, Shaheen A ^a   El Naas, Muftah H ^a   Abdallah, Sami ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Date pits; Isotherms; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM; CARBON; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; LIGHT METALS; PH; PH EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS;

ALUMINUM IONS; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; DATE-PITS; H IGH CONCENTRATIONS; INITIAL ADSORPTION; ISOTHERMS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; P H VALUES; PRECIPITATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENT; ALUMINUM; BDH ACTIVATED CARBON; DATE PIT ACTIVATED CARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ISOTHERM; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOLUBILITY;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOTHERM; MEASUREMENT; PH; PRECIPITATION; SOLUBILITY;

ALUMINUM; CARBON; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

EID: 50549094997     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.01.080     Document Type: Article

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