Mercury removal from aqueous solution using coke-derived sulfur-impregnated activated carbons

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2716-2721

  Cai, Jenny H ^a   Jia, Charles Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION BEHAVIOR; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; ELEMENTAL SULFUR; IMPREGNATED ACTIVATED CARBON; MERCURY ION; MERCURY REMOVAL; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; PSEUDO-FIRST-ORDER; TOTAL SULFUR;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COKE; MERCURY (METAL); RATE CONSTANTS; SOLUTIONS; SULFUR; THIOPHENE;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 77949374200     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie901194r     Document Type: Article

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