Activated Carbons from lignocellulosic waste materials for water treatment: A review

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 308-326

  Altenor, S ^a,b   Carene Melane, B ^a   Gaspard, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

^b Universite Quisqueya   (Haïti)

Author keywords

AC; Activated carbons; Agricultural wastes; Dye adsorption; Porosity; Wastewater; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTINIUM; ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AGRICULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; POROSITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTIVE PROPERTIES; DYE ADSORPTION; LIGNOCELLULOSIC WASTES; LOW COSTS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SORPTION ABILITY;

WASTE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CELLULOSE; DEVELOPING WORLD; DYE; LIGNIN; LITERATURE REVIEW; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POROSITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 62249083147     PISSN: 14662132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2009.023737     Document Type: Review

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