Removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions using chemically (Na2S) treated granular activated carbon as an adsorbent

Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 449-453

  Meena, Ajay Kumar ^a   Rajagopal, Chitra ^b   Kiran, ^a   Mishra, G K ^b  

^a National Institute of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Research   (India)

^b Ministry of Defence   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorbent; Adsorption; Granular activated carbon (GAC); Metal ions; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT DOSE; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT TIME; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; LANGMUIRS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MERCURY (METAL); METAL IONS; METALS; SOLUTIONS; WASTEWATER; ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; HEAVY METAL; ION; ISOTHERM; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 77955904022     PISSN: 00224456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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