A review on the recent studies for chromium species adsorption on raw and modified natural minerals

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 19, 2012, Pages 1977-2016

  Dimos, V ^a   Haralambous, K J ^a   Malamis, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

adsorption; chromium; modified zeolites; natural minerals; wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM REMOVAL; CHROMIUM SPECIES; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; ION EXCHANGE PROCESS; MINERAL SORBENTS; MODIFIED ZEOLITE; NATURAL MINERALS; THEORETICAL ASPECTS; TOXIC METALS;

ADSORPTION; HEALTH HAZARDS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHROMIUM;

ALUMINUM SILICATE; BENTONITE; CHROMIUM; CLINOPTILOLITE; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; MINERAL; MONTMORILLONITE; SURFACTANT; ZEOLITE; ZINC;

ADSORPTION; CHROMIUM; EFFLUENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ION EXCHANGE; LITERATURE REVIEW; MINERAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; CLAY; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTHERM; REDUCTION; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84867262238     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2011.574102     Document Type: Review

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