Evaluation of activated carbon for remediating benzene contamination: Adsorption and oxidative regeneration

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 182, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 544-551

  Liang, Chenju ^a   Chen, Yan Jyun ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Groundwater remediation; In situ chemical oxidation; Permeable reactive barrier; Persulfate; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; ADSORPTION SITE; ADSORPTIVE CAPACITY; ALTERNATIVE METHODS; AQUEOUS PHASE; COMPLETE OXIDATION; DIRECT OXIDATION; GROUND WATER REMEDIATION; IN-SITU; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS; PERSULFATE OXIDATION; REMAINING CAPACITY; SODIUM PERSULFATE;

ADSORPTION; BENZENE; DESORPTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GROUNDWATER; IMPURITIES; OXIDATION; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; SODIUM; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BENZENE; PYRITE; SODIUM; SULFATE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BENZENE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; OXIDATION; PYRITE; REMEDIATION;

ADSORPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ELECTRON; ISOTHERM; KINETICS; OXIDATION; REGENERATION;

ADSORPTION; BENZENE; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; KINETICS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 77955578524     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.06.066     Document Type: Article

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