An investigation into the adsorption of thorium(IV) from aqueous solutions by a carboxylate-functionalised graft copolymer derived from titanium dioxide-densified cellulose

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 116, Issue , 2013, Pages 141-147

  Anirudhan, T S ^a   Sreekumari, S S ^a   Jalajamony, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Densified cellulose; Desorption; Polymer grafting; Thorium

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT MATERIALS; ADSORPTION EFFICIENCY; ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTIFICIAL SEA WATERS; BATCH EQUILIBRIUM; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; ION REMOVAL; LANGMUIR ISOTHERM; MONOLAYER ADSORPTION; POLYMER GRAFTING; PSEUDO-FIRST-ORDER; PSEUDO-SECOND ORDER MODEL; PSEUDO-SECOND-ORDER KINETIC MODELS; SORPTION KINETICS; X RAY DIFFRACTOMETERS;

CARBOXYLATION; CELLULOSE; DESORPTION; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KINETICS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MONOLAYERS; OXIDES; THORIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; CELLULOSE; COPOLYMER; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; SEA WATER; THORIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CELLULOSE; DESORPTION; OXIDE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER; THORIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION KINETICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DESORPTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTHERM; PH; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADSORPTION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CELLULOSE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACIDS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SEAWATER; SOLUTIONS; THORIUM; TITANIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

EID: 84868687135     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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