Removal of anionic pollutants from waters and wastewaters and materials perspective for their selective sorption

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 223, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 6133-6155

  Lito, Patrícia F ^a   Aniceto, José P S ^a   Silva, Carlos M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anion; Ion exchange; Pollutants; Sorbent; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOPTED TECHNOLOGY; ANIONIC POLLUTANTS; ANIONIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; HARMFUL EFFECTS; LIVING ORGANISMS; NATURAL WASTES; POLLUTANTS; REMOVAL PROCESS; SELECTIVE SORPTION; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; WATER DECONTAMINATION;

ADSORPTION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CYANIDES; ION EXCHANGE; NEGATIVE IONS; SORBENTS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

WATER POLLUTION;

CHLORIDE; CYANIDE; FLUORIDE; NITRATE; NITRITE; SORBENT; SULFIDE;

ANION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ION EXCHANGE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANIONIC POLLUTANT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOACCUMULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ION EXCHANGE; REVIEW; SOLID WASTE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

EID: 84870249776     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-012-1346-7     Document Type: Review

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