Mechanism of methylene blue removal from water by swelling clays

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1193-1200

  Li, Zhaohui ^a,b   Chang, Po Hisang ^c   Jiang, Wei Teh ^c   Jean, Jiin Shuh ^c   Hong, Hanlie ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Cation exchange; Dye; Mechanism; Methylene blue; Swelling clays

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; CATION EXCHANGES; CATIONIC DYES; DTG ANALYSIS; EXCHANGEABLE CATION; FTIR ANALYSIS; HYDROGEN BONDINGS; LIMITING FACTORS; MB ADSORPTION; METHYLENE BLUE; SWELLING CLAY; SWELLING CLAYS; XRD;

CLAY MINERALS; DESORPTION; DEWATERING; HYDROGEN BONDS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; POSITIVE IONS; SILICATE MINERALS; STRIPPING (DYES); SWELLING; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 79953743889     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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