Elaboration of chitosan/activated carbon composites for the removal of organic micropollutants from waters

Environmental Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1285-1296

  Venault, A ^a   Vachoud, L ^a   Pochat, C ^a   Bouyer, D ^a   Faur, C ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Active carbon; Adsorption; Chitosan; Composite hydrogel; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BIOPOLYMERS; BLENDING; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CHITOSAN; GELATION; GELS; HYDROGELS; KINETICS; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; PHENOLS; PLASTIC COATINGS; STATISTICS;

ACTIVE CARBON; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION PROPERTIES; COMPOSITE HYDROGELS; EQUILIBRIUM ADSORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN APPROACHES; MASS TRANSFER MODELING; ORGANIC MICRO-POLLUTANTS;

ADSORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOPOLYMER; CHITOSAN; PHENOL;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BIOPOLYMERS; CHITOSAN; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GELS; HYDROGELS; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION; GEL; MASS TRANSFER; PH; PHENOL; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; HYDROGEL; ULTRASOUND; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 56549113685     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330802296256     Document Type: Article

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