Utility of adsorbents in the purification of drinking water: A review of characterization, efficiency and safety evaluation of various adsorbents

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 327-332

  Dubey, Shashi Prabha ^a   Gopal, Krishna ^a   Bersillon, J L ^b  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

^b Faculté des Sciences et Technologies   (France)

Author keywords

BET; Characterization; Efficiency; Freundlich; Langmuir

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT; ALKALI; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ARSENIC; CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBON; DRINKING WATER; FERRIC CHLORIDE; FLUORIDE; HEAVY METAL; IRON; MANGANESE OXIDE; MINERAL; NATURAL PRODUCT; NITRATE; PESTICIDE; TRIHALOMETHANE; ZEOLITE;

ADSORPTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; DRINKING WATER; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; LITERATURE REVIEW; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTIVATION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SELF PURIFICATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ALGA; BIOMASS; BIOTA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HEALTH HAZARD; INDIA; INDUSTRIALIZATION; ISOTHERM; KINETICS; PH; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ALGAE;

EID: 65649098036     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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