Removal of arsenic, methylene blue, and phosphate by biochar/AlOOH nanocomposite

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 226, Issue , 2013, Pages 286-292

  Zhang, Ming ^a   Gao, Bin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorbent; AlOOH; Biochar; Contaminants; Nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ALOOH; BIO CHARS; MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REMOVAL OF ARSENICS; SORPTION ABILITY; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY;

ADSORBENTS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ARSENIC; IMPURITIES; NANOCOMPOSITES;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84877918473     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.04.077     Document Type: Article

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