Activated carbons from sewage sludge. Application to aqueous-phase adsorption of 4-chlorophenol

Desalination

Volumn 277, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 377-382

  Monsalvo, Victor Manuel ^a   Mohedano, Angel Fernandez ^a   Rodriguez, Juan Jose ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

4 Chlorophenol; Activated carbon; Adsorption; Sewage sludge; Valorisation

Indexed keywords

4-CHLOROPHENOL; ACTIVATING AGENTS; ACTIVATION TEMPERATURES; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; AQUEOUS-PHASE ADSORPTION; ASH CONTENTS; DRIED SEWAGE SLUDGE; INORGANIC MATTERS; MESOPORE VOLUME; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; PARTIAL GASIFICATION; RESULTING MATERIALS; TARGET COMPOUND; TEXTURAL PROPERTIES; VALORISATION; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ADSORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHLOROPHENOL; INORGANIC MATTER; POROSITY; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 79960170929     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.04.059     Document Type: Article

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