The role of surface chemistry and solution pH on the removal of Pb2+ and Cd2+ ions via effective adsorbents from low-cost biomass

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 167, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 260-267

  El Hendawy, Abdel Nasser A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; FTIR; Heavy metals removal; Solution pH; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION METHOD; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION OF PB; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CADMIUM IONS; CARBON TEXTURE; DATE-PITS; FT-IR INVESTIGATION; FTIR; HIGH AFFINITY; LANGMUIR EQUATION; MODEL FITTING; OXYGEN SPECIES; SOLUTION PH; SURFACE MODIFICATION;

ACIDS; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOMASS; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CAPILLARITY; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; METAL IONS; METAL RECOVERY; NITRIC ACID; OXYGEN; PH; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CADMIUM; LEAD; NITRIC ACID;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOMASS; CADMIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTHERM; LEAD; NITRIC ACID; PH; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

ACIDITY; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTHERM; OXIDATION; PH;

ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; CADMIUM; CHARCOAL; FRUIT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEAD; SEEDS; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 67649277415     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.12.118     Document Type: Article

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