Adsorption of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) from aqueous solution by porous polymeric adsorbents

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-87

  Ji, Biyan ^a   Shao, Fei ^a   Hu, Guanjiu ^a   Zheng, Shourong ^a   Zhang, Qingmei ^a   Xu, Zhaoyi ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Methyl tert butyl ether; Postcrosslinked polymeric adsorbent; Postcrosslinking

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROPOROSITY; MONOMERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; POLYMERS; POROSITY; RATE CONSTANTS; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE STRUCTURE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION EFFICIENCIES; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BET SURFACE AREAS; BUTYL ETHERS; HIGH MOBILITIES; HIGH SURFACE AREAS; INITIAL CONCENTRATIONS; LANGMUIR ADSORPTION MODELS; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER; MICROPORE VOLUMES; MICROPOROUS; NONPOLAR; ORDER KINETICS; POLYMERIC ADSORBENTS; PORE WIDTHS; POROUS POLYMERS; POSTCROSSLINKED POLYMERIC ADSORBENT; POSTCROSSLINKING; RATE OF ADSORPTIONS; SURFACE AREAS; SURFACE OXYGENS; WATER POLLUTANTS; XPS ANALYSES;

ABS RESINS;

ADSORBENT; NITROGEN; POLYMER; POSTCROSSLINKED POLYMERIC ADSORBENT; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ISOTHERM; KINETICS; MTBE; POLYMER; POLYMERIZATION;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTHERM; POLYMERIZATION; WATER POLLUTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; DIFFUSION; KINETICS; METHYL ETHERS; POLYMERS; POROSITY; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 56149121007     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.03.052     Document Type: Article

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