Oil palm biomass-based adsorbents for the removal of water pollutantsa review

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part C Environmental Carcinogenesis and Ecotoxicology Reviews

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 177-222

  Ahmad, Tanweer ^a   Rafatullah, Mohd ^a   Ghazali, Arniza ^a   Sulaiman, Othman ^a   Hashim, Rokiah ^a  

^a Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

adsorption; dyes; heavy metals; low cost adsorbents; oil palm biomass; phenols; pollutants

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION PROPERTIES; BASIC DYES; BIO-ADSORBENTS; CHEMICALLY MODIFIED; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHES; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; LITERATURE SURVEY; LOW-COST ADSORBENTS; OIL PALM; OIL PALM BIOMASS; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOMASS; COSTS; DYES; FOG; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; PHENOLS; POLLUTION; STRIPPING (DYES);

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ACID; ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENT; HEAVY METAL; PHENOL;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; AGRICULTURAL WASTE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELAEIS; FROND; FRUIT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW; TRUNK; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; ARECACEAE; BIOMASS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ELAEIS;

EID: 80053056935     PISSN: 10590501     EISSN: 15324095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10590501.2011.601847     Document Type: Review

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