Characterization of red mud granular adsorbent (RMGA) and its performance on phosphate removal from aqueous solution

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 193-194, Issue , 2012, Pages 161-168

  Zhao, Yaqin ^a   Yue, Qinyan ^a   Li, Qian ^a   Xu, Xing ^a   Yang, Zhonglian ^a   Wang, Xiaojuan ^a   Gao, Baoyu ^a   Yu, Hui ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Characterization; Granular adsorbent; Kinetics; Phosphate removal; Red mud

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA INDUSTRY; COMBINED EFFECT; CONTACT TIME; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; GRANULAR ADSORBENT; INITIAL PH; KINETICS STUDIES; PHOSPHATE ADSORPTION; PHOSPHATE REMOVAL; RED MUD; RED MUD GRANULAR ADSORBENTS; SECOND-ORDER MODELS;

ALKALINITY; ALUMINA; CHARACTERIZATION; ENZYME KINETICS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; PH EFFECTS; SINTERING; SOLID WASTES; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84862513541     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.04.040     Document Type: Article

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