Sorptive removal of trinitroglycerin (TNG) from water using nanostructured silica-based materials

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 580-586

  Saad, Rabih ^a   Thibutot, Sonia ^b   Ampleman, Guy ^b   Hawari, Jalal ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINED MATERIALS; CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; CHEST PAIN; CONTAMINATED WATER; ENDOTHERMIC NATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; LANGMUIR MODELS; NANOMATERIAL; NANOSTRUCTURED SILICA; NITRATE ESTERS; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; PSEUDO-SECOND ORDER MODEL; SORPTION CAPACITIES; SORPTION ISOTHERMS; SORPTION KINETICS; SORPTION-DESORPTION CYCLES; TETRAETHYL ORTHOSILICATES;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CALCINATION; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DESORPTION; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; ESTERS; EXPLOSIVES; REUSABILITY; SILICA; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

DEWATERING;

CETRIMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NANOMATERIAL; SILICON DIOXIDE; SURFACTANT; TETRAETHOXYSILANE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; DETOXIFICATION; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; KINETICS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NITROGLYCERIN; SILICON DIOXIDE; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANGINA;

EID: 77649206240     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2009.0275     Document Type: Article

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