Preparation and characterization of activated carbon from marine macro-algal biomass

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 162, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 688-694

  Aravindhan, R ^a   Raghava Rao, J ^a   Unni Nair, B ^a  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Column; Kinetics; Macro alga; Phenol adsorption

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CARBONIZATION; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DYES; GALLIUM ALLOYS; IODINE; PHENOLS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLUTIONS; ZINC;

ALGAL BIOMASSES; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BET SURFACES; CARBONIZATION TEMPERATURES; COLUMN; COLUMN STUDIES; FIRST ORDERS; INTRAPARTICLE DIFFUSIONS; IODINE NUMBERS; KINETIC DATUMS; PHENOL ADSORPTION; SURFACE AREAS; ZINC CHLORIDE ACTIVATIONS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; IODINE; PHENOL; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOMASS; BROWN ALGA; MACROALGA;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ALGA; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; FLOW RATE; HYPNEA VALENTIAE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PYROLYSIS; SARGASSUM LONGIFLIUM; SEAWEED; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ADSORPTION; ALGAE; BIOMASS; CARBON; HOT TEMPERATURE; KINETICS; MARINE BIOLOGY; PHENOL;

ALGAE; HYPNEA VALENTIAE; SARGASSUM;

EID: 57649186971     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.05.083     Document Type: Article

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