An Assessment of U(VI) removal from groundwater using biochar produced from hydrothermal carbonization

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2504-2512

  Kumar, Sandeep ^a   Loganathan, Vijay A ^b   Gupta, Ram B ^c   Barnett, Mark O ^c  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Biochar; Hydrothermal carbonization; Permeable reactive barrier; Remediation; Uranium

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; LIGNOCELLULOSE; URANIUM;

ADSORPTION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GRASS; ISOTHERM; LIGNIN; PERMEABILITY; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTIVE BARRIER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; URANIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL REACTION; HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTHERM; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 79960836517     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.05.013     Document Type: Article

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