Heavy metals removal using adsorption and nanofiltration techniques

Separation and Purification Reviews

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 209-259

  Al Rashdi, Badriya ^a   Somerfield, Chris ^b   Hilal, Nidal ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

absorption; binding sites; heavy metals; nanofiltration; Sorbents

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; ADSORPTION PROCESS; ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES; MODIFIED CARBON; POLONITE; POLYMERIC CATION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SOLUTION PH; TOBERMORITE; WATER SOLUTIONS;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; BINDING SITES; BIOCHEMISTRY; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON BLACK; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEAVY WATER; IRON ORES; KAOLIN; LEAD; LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METALS; NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; NANOMAGNETICS; NANOPARTICLES; SILICA; SILICA GEL; SILICATE MINERALS; SORBENTS; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER FILTRATION; ZIRCONIUM;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 79953748719     PISSN: 15422119     EISSN: 15422127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2011.558165     Document Type: Article

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