Nano-adsorbents for the removal of metallic pollutants from water and wastewater

Environmental Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 583-609

  Sharma, Y C ^a   Srivastava, V ^a   Singh, V K ^a   Kaul, S N ^b   Weng, C H ^c  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b India   (India)

^c I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Aqueous solutions; Nanoparticles; Removal; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CADMIUM; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHARCOAL; CHROMIUM; CLAY MINERALS; DEWATERING; EFFLUENTS; MERCURY (METAL); METAL RECOVERY; MINERALS; NANOPARTICLES; SEWAGE; SOLUTIONS; WASTEWATER; ZINC;

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; EXOTIC MATERIALS; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; TOXIC METALS; WASTE MATERIALS; WATER AND WASTEWATER; WATER REMEDIATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ABSORBENT; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CARBON NANOTUBE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; MERCURY; NANOPARTICLE; WATER; ZINC;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REMEDIATION; TOXIC MATERIAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; DESORPTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; METAL RECOVERY; REVIEW; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 67649390908     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330902838080     Document Type: Review

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