Effects of surface functional groups of activated carbon on adsorption of triclosan from aqueous solution

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-45

  Sheng, Fu Fang ^a   Pendleton, Phillip ^a   Badalyan, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Functional groups; Triclosan

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM NITRIDE; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; NITRIDATION; SURFACE ANALYSIS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION FROM SOLUTION; ADSORPTION PROCESS; DISCHARGE WATER; MODIFIED ADSORBENTS; POTENTIAL METHODS; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; TRICLOSAN;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ANTIBIOTICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION;

EID: 57149111288     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2009.021576     Document Type: Article

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