Removal of bisphenol A and 17α-ethinyl estradiol from landfill leachate using single-walled carbon nanotubes

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 4056-4068

  Joseph, Lesley ^a   Zaib, Qammer ^a   Khan, Iftheker A ^a   Berge, Nicole D ^a   Park, Yong Gyun ^b   Saleh, Navid B ^a   Yoon, Yeomin ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

^b GS E and C Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

17 Ethinyl estradiol; Adsorption; Bisphenol A; Landfill leachate; Single walled carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; LEACHATE TREATMENT; NANOTUBES; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC CARBON; PHENOLS;

BIS-PHENOL A; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ELECTRON DONOR ACCEPTORS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUND; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; LANDFILL LEACHATES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (SWCNTS); TIME-DEPENDENT CHANGES;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; CALCIUM; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GLUCOSE; HUMIC ACID; ORGANIC CARBON; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE;

ADSORPTION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GLUCOSE; HUMIC ACID; IONIC COMPOSITION; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; LANDFILL LEACHATE; PARAMETER; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79959349003     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.05.015     Document Type: Article

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