Removal of copper and cadmium from aqueous solution using switchgrass biochar produced via hydrothermal carbonization process

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 61-69

  Regmi, Pusker ^a   Garcia Moscoso, Jose Luis ^a   Kumar, Sandeep ^a   Cao, Xiaoyan ^b   Mao, Jingdong ^b   Schafran, Gary ^a  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation; Adsorption; Biochar; Hydrothermal; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CADMIUM; CARBONIZATION; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COPPER; EFFICIENCY; METAL IONS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ACTIVATION PROCESS; BIOCHAR; CADMIUM REMOVAL; CARBONIZATION PROCESS; CONTACT TIME; COPPER REMOVAL; HYDROTHERMAL; HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; SWITCHGRASS;

ADSORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOCHAR; CADMIUM; CARBON; COPPER; SORBENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CADMIUM; CATION; CHARCOAL; COPPER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRASS; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION RATE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION; NONHUMAN; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PH; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 84861936330     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.04.047     Document Type: Article

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