Modeling the adsorption of Cr(III) from aqueous solution onto Agave lechuguilla biomass: Study of the advective and dispersive transport

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 360-365

  Romero Gonzalez J ^a   Walton, J C ^b,c   Peralta Videa, J R ^b   Rodriguez E ^a   Romero, J ^c   Gardea Torresdey, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^c University of Texas at El Paso   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Agave lechuguilla; Chromium (III); Model; Packed column

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; BIOSORPTION; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FLOW RATE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLUTIONS; SORPTION;

AGAVE LECHUGUILLA; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; AXIAL DISPERSION COEFFICIENTS; BED DENSITIES; BREAKTHROUGH CURVES; CHARACTERISTIC PARAMETERS; DISPERSIVE TRANSPORTS; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENTS; ION METALS; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PACKED COLUMN; PACKED COLUMNS; RETARDATION FACTORS;

CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM;

ADSORPTION; ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOMASS; BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; CHROMIUM; FLOW MODELING; MONOCOTYLEDON;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; AGAVE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; NONHUMAN;

ADSORPTION; AGAVE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BIOMASS; CHROMIUM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SOLUTIONS;

AGAVE LECHUGUILLA;

EID: 56349097795     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.03.102     Document Type: Article

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