Rapid removal of chromium from aqueous solution using novel prawn shell activated carbon

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 185-186, Issue , 2012, Pages 178-186

  Arulkumar, Mani ^a   Thirumalai, Kasinathan ^a   Sathishkumar, Palanivel ^b   Palvannan, Thayumanavan ^a  

^a PERIYAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Chromium; Prawn shell; Response surface methodology; Tannery effluent

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM REMOVAL; FREUNDLICH AND LANGMUIR ADSORPTION; PRAWN SHELLS; PROCESS VARIABLES; REMOVAL OF CHROMIUM; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SECOND ORDER KINETICS; TANNERY EFFLUENT; TIME-PERIODS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHROMIUM; METAL IONS; OPTIMIZATION; SHELLFISH; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84857370162     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.01.071     Document Type: Article

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