Removal of cyanide in aqueous solution by oxidation with hydrogen peroxide in presence of activated carbon prepared from olive stones

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-39

  Yeddou, Ahmed Reda ^a,b   Nadjemi, Boubakeur ^a   Halet, Farid ^a   Ould Dris, Aïssa ^c   Capart, Richard ^c  

^a Ecole Normale Superieure de Kouba   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOUMERDES   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Catalysis; Cyanide removal; Kinetics; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; KINETICS; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES; RATE CONSTANTS; SOLUTIONS;

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; CARBON CONCENTRATIONS; CHEMICAL PRODUCTS; CYANIDE REMOVAL; FREE CYANIDES; PSEUDO-FIRST-ORDER; REMOVAL OF CYANIDE; SOLUBLE METALS;

CYANIDES;

EID: 71549116100     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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