Cooperative effects of adsorption on granular activated carbon and hydroquinone-driven fenton reaction in the removal of nonionic surfactant from aqueous solution

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 202-211

  Pagano, Michele ^a   Volpe, Angela ^a   Mascolo, Giuseppe ^a   Lopez, Antonio ^a   Locaputo, Vito ^a   Ciannarella, Ruggiero ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fenton oxidation; granular activated carbon; hydroquinone; nonionic surfactants

Indexed keywords

1 ,4 HYDROQUINONES; BRIJ 35; COOPERATIVE EFFECTS; DISSOLVED FRACTION; FENTON OXIDATION; FENTON PROCESS; FENTON REACTIONS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; HYDROQUINONE; IRON SALTS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONIONIC; REDOX-ACTIVE; SURFACTANT REMOVAL;

DESORPTION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; KETONES; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHENOLS; RECYCLING;

ADSORPTION;

1,4 HYDROQUINONE; ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROQUINONE; IRON; POLIDOCANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FENTON REACTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 84857808807     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: 15579018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2010.0446     Document Type: Article

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