Removal of heavy metals from wastewater using CFB-coal fly ash zeolitic materials

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 173, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 581-588

  Koukouzas, Nikolaos ^a   Vasilatos, Charalampos ^b   Itskos, Grigorios ^a,c   Mitsis, Ioannis ^b   Moutsatsou, Angeliki ^c  

^a INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

CFB; Coal fly ash; Heavy metals; Synthetic zeolites; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; CFB; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COAL FLY ASH; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; MACRO-POROSITY; MAIN PARAMETERS; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; NAOH SOLUTIONS; PILOT SCALE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; SYNTHETIC ZEOLITES; X RAY FLUORESCENCE; ZEOLITIC MATERIALS;

CHROMIUM; COAL; COAL ASH; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL INDUSTRY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FLY ASH; HEAVY WATER; HYBRID MATERIALS; LEAD; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATE MINERALS; SYNTHETIC METALS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZEOLITES; ZINC;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COAL; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; ZEOLITE; ZINC;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOREACTOR; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL; COMBUSTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLY ASH; HEAVY METAL; PH; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE AREA; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; ZEOLITE;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUIDIZED BED; FLY ASH; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MINERALOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PH MEASUREMENT; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION; RELATIVE DENSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

CARBON; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ION EXCHANGE; METALS, HEAVY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICULATE MATTER; POROSITY; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; ZEOLITES;

EID: 71749112366     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.08.126     Document Type: Article

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