Adsorption potential of mercury(II) from aqueous solutions onto Romanian peat moss

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 700-706

  Bulgariu, Laura ^a   Ratoi, Mioara ^a   Bulgariu, Dumitru ^b,c   MacOveanu, Matei ^a  

^a GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^b ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^c ACADEMY OF ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS   (Romania)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Isotherm; Kinetics; Mercury(II); Romanian peat moss

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION DATA; ADSORPTION EQUILIBRIA; ADSORPTION POTENTIAL; ADSORPTION PROCESS; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BATCH SYSTEMS; CARBOXYLIC GROUP; FT-IR SPECTRUM; LANGMUIR ISOTHERM MODELS; NATURAL MATERIALS; PEAT MOSS; PSEUDO-SECOND-ORDER KINETIC MODELS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETER;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; PEAT; SOLUTIONS;

ADSORPTION;

CARBOXYL GROUP; MERCURY; PEAT;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTHERM; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PIACENZIAN; SPHAGNUM; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; CHEMISTRY; PH; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SPHAGNOPSIDA; WATER POLLUTANT;

BRYOPHYTA;

ADSORPTION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MERCURY; SOLUTIONS; SPHAGNOPSIDA; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 67650254759     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520902847836     Document Type: Article

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