Sorption of PAHs and PCBs to activated carbon: Coal versus biomass-based quality

Chemosphere

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 573-578

  Amstaetter, Katja ^a   Eek, Espen ^a   Cornelissen, Gerard ^a,b,c  

^a NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; PAHs; PCBs; Porosity; Sediment contamination

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTHRACITE; BIOMASS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; PYRENE; SEDIMENTS; SORPTION;

CO2 ADSORPTION; NARROW PORES; NO REDUCTION; PORE BLOCKING; PROBE SURFACE; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; SIZE RANGES; SORPTION ISOTHERMS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; FLUORANTHENE; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; NITROGEN; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COAL; IMMOBILIZATION; ISOTHERM; NITROGEN; PAH; PCB; POROSITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SORPTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84857800828     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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