Acid dyes adsorption onto activated carbon from waste tyres

International Journal of Environment and Waste Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 286-296

  Leung, S Y ^a   Cheung, W H ^a   McKay, G ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acid dyes; Activated carbon; Adsorption; Waste tyres

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; PORE SIZE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; TIRES; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACID DYE; ACTIVATION STEPS; ACTIVATION TEMPERATURES; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; CARBON PRODUCTS; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; TOTAL PORE VOLUME; WASTE TYRES;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 67149144465     PISSN: 14789876     EISSN: 14789868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2009.026345     Document Type: Article

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