Removal of arsenate from water by adsorbents: A comparative case study

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 133-141

  Bang, Sunbaek ^a   Pena, Maria E ^b   Patel, Manish ^c   Lippincott, Lee ^c   Meng, Xiaoguang ^b   Kim, Kyoung Woong ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorbent; Adsorption; Arsenate; Filtration

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ARSENIC ACID; ARSENIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ARSENATE; ARSENIC; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROXIDE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FILTRATION; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ARSENATES; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FILTRATION; NEW JERSEY; TITANIUM; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 78650310468     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-010-9349-z     Document Type: Article

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