Adsorption Studies for the Removal of Nitrate Using Modified Lignite Granular Activated Carbon

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 2575-2584

  Khan, Moonis Ali ^a,b   Ahn, Yong Tae ^a   Kumar, Mahendra ^c   Lee, Wontae ^d   Min, Booki ^e   Kim, Gyoobum ^f   Cho, Dong Wan ^a,g   Park, Won Bae ^h   Jeon, Byong Hun ^a  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^d Kumoh National Institute of Technology   (South Korea)

^e Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^f Korea Water Resources Corporation   (South Korea)

^g Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^h Jeju Development Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

adsorption; endothermic; lignite granular activated carbon; nitrate; physisorption

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION TEMPERATURES; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION PROCESS; ADSORPTION STUDIES; CONTACT TIME; ENDOTHERMIC; ENDOTHERMIC NATURE; EQUILIBRATION TIME; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; IMPREGNATION RATIOS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; INITIAL PH; ISOTHERM STUDIES; LANGMUIR CONSTANT;

ADSORPTION; CHLORINE; GRANULAR MATERIALS; IMPREGNATION; IONS; NITRATES; PHYSISORPTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

LIGNITE;

EID: 84863149503     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2011.601782     Document Type: Article

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