Turning the volume down on heavy metals using tuned diatomite. A review of diatomite and modified diatomite for the extraction of heavy metals from water

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 241-242, Issue , 2012, Pages 14-31

  Danil de Namor, Angela F ^a,b   El Gamouz, Abdelaziz ^b   Frangie, Sofia ^a   Martinez, Vanina ^a   Valiente, Liliana ^a   Webb, Oliver A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA INDUSTRIAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatomite; Extraction; Heavy metals; Modified diatomite; Water purification

Indexed keywords

DIATOMITE; EXTRACTING AGENTS; GLOBAL PROBLEMS; HEAVY METAL POLLUTANTS; MODIFIED DIATOMITE; NATURALLY OCCURRING; RECYCLABILITY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EXTRACTION; HEAVY METALS; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; GROUND WATER; HEAVY METAL; INFUSORIAL EARTH; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; ZINC;

DIATOMITE; EXTRACTION METHOD; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PURIFICATION; REACTION KINETICS; RECYCLING; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DESORPTION; METAL EXTRACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PH MEASUREMENT; POTENTIOMETRY; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ABSORPTION; DIATOMACEOUS EARTH; KINETICS; METALS, HEAVY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RECYCLING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84868488652     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.09.030     Document Type: Review

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