Effect of oxidation and geometrical dimensions of carbon nanotubes on Hg(II) sorption and preconcentration from real waters

Desalination

Volumn 270, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 214-220

  El Sheikh, Amjad H ^a   Al Degs, Yahya S ^a   Al As'ad, Randa M ^a   Sweileh, Jamal A ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Mercury(II); Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Solid phase extraction; Water samples

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION DATA; DUBININ-RADUSHKEVICH; FOREIGN IONS; FREUNDLICH; GEOMETRICAL DIMENSIONS; LANGMUIRS; LIMIT OF QUANTIFICATIONS; MERCURY(II); MINERAL WATER; OXIDATION CONDITIONS; PHOSPHATE ROCKS; PRE-CONCENTRATION; RESERVOIR WATER; SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION; SORPTION CAPACITIES; SORPTION ENERGY; SPIKE RECOVERY; TOBACCO LEAVE; WATER SAMPLES;

ADSORPTION; BEVERAGES; ISOTHERMS; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; NITRIC ACID; OXIDATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

ADSORPTION; CARBON; EXTRACTION METHOD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NITRIC ACID; OXIDATION; WATER TREATMENT;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 79951680712     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.11.048     Document Type: Article

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