Removal of nitrate ions from water by activated carbons (ACs) - Influence of surface chemistry of ACs and coexisting chloride and sulfate ions

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 276, Issue , 2013, Pages 838-842

  Ota, Kazunari ^a   Amano, Yoshimasa ^a,b   Aikawa, Masami ^b   Machida, Motoi ^a,b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KISARAZU NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Basic sites; Nitrate; Oxidation; Removal; Surface

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; IONS; NITRATES; OXIDATION; REMOVAL; SOLUTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACES;

ADSORPTIVE REMOVAL; AQUEOUS SYSTEM; BASIC SITES; LANGMUIR ADSORPTION; NITRATE ADSORPTIONS; NITRATE REMOVAL; OXYGEN SPECIES; SELECTIVE ADSORPTION;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

EID: 84877582294     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.03.053     Document Type: Letter

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