Adsorption of phenol and nitrophenols by carbon nanospheres: Effect of pH and ionic strength

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-224

  Lazo Cannata, José C ^a   Nieto Márquez, Antonio ^b   Jacoby, Andrés ^a   Paredes Doig, Ana L ^a   Romero, Amaya ^c   Sun Kou, María R ^a   Valverde, José Luis ^c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Carbon nanospheres; Nitrophenols; PH effect; Phenol

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IONIC STRENGTH; NANOSPHERES; PH EFFECTS; PHENOLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; POLYOLS;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION DESORPTION; ADSORPTION OF PHENOL; CARBON NANOSPHERE; COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION; NITROPHENOLS; SCANNING AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSES (XRD);

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84865424003     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2011.04.029     Document Type: Article

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