Production and characterization of granular activated carbon from activated sludge

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-136

  Al Qodah, Z ^a   Shawabkah, R ^b,c  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^c MUTAH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Activated biomass; Activated carbon; Activated carbon characterization; Carbon activation; Spectroscopic analysis; Sulphuric acid activation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PESTICIDES; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SULFURIC ACID;

ACID ACTIVATION; ADSORPTION BEHAVIOR; ADSORPTION ISOTHERM MODEL; CARBON ACTIVATION; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION AGENTS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; PESTICIDE ADSORPTIONS; PREPARATION CONDITIONS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 63449096993     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322009000100012     Document Type: Article

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