Reduction of Cr (VI) levels in solution using bracken fern biomass: Batch and column studies

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 517-523

  López García, Marta ^a   Lodeiro, Pablo ^a   Barriada, José L ^a   Herrero, Roberto ^a   Sastre de Vicente, Manuel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Bracken fern; Cr (III); Cr (VI); Fixed bed column; Kinetic; Reduction

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION EXPERIMENT; ALTERNATIVE METHODS; BRACKEN FERN; BRACKEN FERNS; CELL WALLS; COLUMN EXPERIMENTS; COLUMN STUDY; COMBINED PROCESS; CR (III); CR (VI); CR REDUCTIONS; CR REMOVAL; FIXED BED; KINETIC MODELS; KINETIC STUDY; NATURAL BIOMASS; RATE COEFFICIENTS; VEGETABLE BIOMASS; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPLEXATION; EXPERIMENTS; KINETIC THEORY;

CHROMIUM;

PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM;

EID: 78349306958     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.09.058     Document Type: Article

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