Potential application of activated carbon from maize tassel for the removal of heavy metals in water

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 50-52, Issue , 2012, Pages 104-110

  Olorundare, O F ^a   Krause, R W M ^a   Okonkwo, J O ^b   Mamba, B B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Activation; Adsorption; Lead; Maize tassel

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING AGENTS; ACTIVATION TEMPERATURES; ADSORPTION STUDIES; BET SURFACE AREA; CHEMICALLY PREPARED ACTIVATED CARBONS; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; IMPREGNATION RATIOS; INERT ATMOSPHERES; LEAD IONS; MAIZE TASSEL; PHYSICAL ACTIVATION; PORE VOLUME; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; PURE WATER; WATER SAMPLES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; IMPREGNATION; LEAD; LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TITRATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; LEAD; MAIZE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE AREA; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84868505868     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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