Adsorption of mercury (II) from liquid solutions using modified activated carbons

Materials Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-134

  Silva, Hugo Soé ^a   Ruiz, Silvia Virginia ^a   Granados, Dolly Lucía ^a   Santángelo, Juan Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Aqueous solution; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENTS; MERCURY (METAL); SOLUTIONS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

ADSORBENT SURFACES; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION SYSTEM; BATCH ADSORPTION TESTS; CHEMICAL SPECIES; MODIFIED ACTIVATED CARBONS; OPERATION CONDITIONS; TEXTURAL PROPERTIES;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 77955627926     PISSN: 15161439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-14392010000200003     Document Type: Article

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