Preparation and characterization of alumina-supported iron nanoparticles and its application for the removal of aqueous Cu2+ ions

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 979-984

  Karabelli, D ^a   Unal S ^a   Shahwan, T ^a,b   Eroglu A E ^a  

^a IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Turkey)

^b BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Alumina; Cu2+; Iron nanoparticles; Uptake

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA SURFACE; ALUMINA-SUPPORTED; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BOROHYDRIDES; COMPOSITE SORBENTS; CONTACT TIME; CU2+; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; IRON NANOPARTICLES; METALLIC IRON; UPTAKE;

ALUMINUM; IONS; NANOPARTICLES; SORPTION;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 79953322004     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.01.015     Document Type: Article

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