Activated carbon xerogels for the removal of the anionic azo dyes Orange II and Chromotrope 2R by adsorption and catalytic wet peroxide oxidation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 195-196, Issue , 2012, Pages 112-121

  Ribeiro, Rui S ^a   Fathy, Nady A ^b   Attia, Amina A ^b   Silva, Adrián M T ^c   Faria, Joaquim L ^c   Gomes, Helder T ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Activated carbon xerogel; Activation procedures; Azo dyes; Basic character; Catalytic wet peroxide oxidation (CWPO)

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION EXPERIMENT; ADSORPTION PERFORMANCE; ADSORPTION REMOVAL; ALKALI ACTIVATION; ANIONIC DYE; BASIC CHARACTER; CARBON MATERIAL; CARBON SURFACE; CATALYTIC WET PEROXIDE OXIDATION; DIFFERENT MASS; DYE CONCENTRATION; HIGH STABILITY; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; ORANGE II; RESORCINOL FORMALDEHYDES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALKALINITY; AZO DYES; CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; OIL SHALE; PHENOLS; STRIPPING (DYES); TEMPERATURE;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84862740292     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.04.065     Document Type: Article

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