Development of magnetic activated carbon from almond shells for trinitrophenol removal from water

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 1111-1125

  Mohan, Dinesh ^a   Sarswat, Ankur ^a   Singh, Vinod K ^a   Alexandre Franco, María ^b   Pittman, Charles U ^c  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Almond shell activated carbon; Low cost adsorbent; Magnetic activated carbon; Picric acid; Trinitrophenol removal; Wastewater; Water

Indexed keywords

ALMOND SHELL ACTIVATED CARBON; LOW-COST ADSORBENTS; MAGNETIC ACTIVATED CARBON; PICRIC ACID; TRINITROPHENOL;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; DESORPTION; DEWATERING; DYES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; METHANOL; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 84860390535     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.06.054     Document Type: Article

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