Removal of phenol by powdered activated carbon adsorption

Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 158-165

  Ma, Yan ^a   Gao, Naiyun ^a   Chu, Wenhai ^a   Li, Cong ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

adsorption; isotherms; kinetics; phenol; powdered activated carbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876436767     PISSN: 20952201     EISSN: 2095221X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-012-0479-7     Document Type: Article

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