Removal of nitroimidazole antibiotics from aqueous solution by adsorption/bioadsorption on activated carbon

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 298-305

  Rivera Utrilla, J ^a   Prados Joya, G ^a   Sanchez Polo M ^a   Ferro Garcia M A ^a   Bautista Toledo, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Nitroimidazoles; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION PROCESS; ADSORPTIVE CAPACITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CARBON SURFACE; CHEMICAL NATURE; DYNAMIC REGIMES; ELECTROLYTE CONCENTRATION; LANGMUIR EQUATION; NITROIMIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLES; SOLUTION PH; TEXTURAL PROPERTIES; URBAN WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DEWATERING; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; IONIC STRENGTH; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; MICROORGANISMS; PH EFFECTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CARBON; DIMETRIDAZOLE; ELECTROLYTE; GROUND WATER; MAGNESIUM; METRONIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; RONIDAZOLE; SURFACE WATER; TINIDAZOLE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ANTIBIOTICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ELECTROLYTE; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; ISOTHERM; MICROORGANISM; PH; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER HARDNESS; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHARCOAL; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROIMIDAZOLES; SOLUTIONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 67651108777     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.04.096     Document Type: Article

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