Fixed-bed column study for the removal of cadmium (II) and nickel (II) ions from aqueous solutions using peat and mollusk shells

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 171, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 872-878

  Li, Chenxi ^a   Champagne, Pascale ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Fixed bed column; Heavy metal; Mollusk shells; Peat

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION SYSTEM; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BED DEPTH; BINARY AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; COLUMN DEPTHS; COLUMN TESTING; FILTER MATERIALS; FIXED BED COLUMNS; FIXED-BED COLUMN; METAL REMOVAL; MOLLUSK SHELL; MOLLUSK SHELLS; MUNICIPAL LANDFILL LEACHATE; NATURAL ADSORBENTS; NICKEL IONS; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; SPHAGNUM PEAT; SURFACE LOADING;

ADSORPTION; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; FLOW RATE; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LEACHING; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; PEAT; PH EFFECTS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; REMOVAL; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SOLUTIONS; SURFACE TESTING; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ADSORBENT; CADMIUM; NICKEL;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CADMIUM; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EFFLUENT; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; MOLLUSC; PEAT; PH; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SHELL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; FIXED BED REACTOR; FLOW RATE; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LANDFILL LEACHATE; MOLLUSC; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NONHUMAN; PH; SHELLFISH; SPHAGNUM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADSORPTION; ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CADMIUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IONS; METALS; MOLLUSCA; NICKEL; SOIL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

BRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 70349240281     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.06.084     Document Type: Article

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