A comparison between a low-cost sorbent and an activated carbon for the adsorption of heavy metals from water

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 224, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Erto, A ^a   Giraldo, L ^b   Lancia, A ^a   Moreno Pirajan J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Cadmium; Fly ash; Waste recycle; Water treatment; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; CADMIUM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COAL COMBUSTION; COSTS; FLY ASH; GASIFICATION; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; COMMERCIAL ACTIVATED CARBONS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; GASIFICATION PROCESS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; WASTE RECYCLE;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ACTIVATED CARBON; CADMIUM; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; HEAVY METAL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; NITRIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ASH; CADMIUM; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RECYCLING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; ASH; CADMIUM ADSORPTION CAPACITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COAL COMBUSTION ASH; COAL GASIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; ZINC ADSORPTION CAPACITY;

EID: 84875318060     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-013-1531-3     Document Type: Article

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