Use of cork powder and granules for the adsorption of pollutants: A review

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3152-3166

  Pintor, Ariana M A ^a   Ferreira, Catarina I A ^a   Pereira, Joana C ^a   Correia, Patrícia ^b   Silva, Susana P ^b   Vilar, Vítor J P ^a   Botelho, Cidália M S ^a   Boaventura, Rui A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b SA ^*  (Portugal)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Cork granules; Cork powder; Heavy metals; Pollutants

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); ECONOMICS; GAS OILS; GRANULATION; HEAVY METALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION TECHNOLOGY; CORK GRANULES; CORK POWDER; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES; POLLUTANTS; STATE OF THE ART;

POWDER METALS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENT; HEAVY METAL; OIL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BARK; BIOMASS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; HEAVY METAL; LITERATURE REVIEW; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; OIL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; CORK TREE; GAS; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PORTUGAL; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 84861189184     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.03.048     Document Type: Review

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