Electrospun Fe2O3-Al2O3 nanocomposite fibers as efficient adsorbent for removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 258-259, Issue , 2013, Pages 116-123

  Mahapatra, A ^a   Mishra, B G ^a   Hota, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Electrospinning; Heavy metal ions; Mixed oxide; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

BATCH ADSORPTION EXPERIMENTS; BOEHMITE NANOPARTICLES; ELECTROSPINNING METHOD; ELECTROSPUN NANOFIBERS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MIXED OXIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE POLYMERS; REMOVAL OF HEAVY METAL IONS;

ADSORBENTS; ALUMINA; ELECTROSPINNING; FIBERS; HEAVY METALS; IRON OXIDES; LEAD; METAL IONS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NICKEL; SINTERING; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ADSORPTION;

COPPER; IRON OXIDE ALUMINA; IRON OXIDE ALUMINA MIXED OXIDE NANOCOMPOSITE FIBER; LEAD; MERCURY; NANOCOMPOSITE; NICKEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACETYL ACETONATE; ALKANONE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; HEAVY METAL; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; NANOFIBER; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ADSORPTION; ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GEL; HEAVY METAL; ION; SORPTION;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ELECTROSPINNING; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PH; PRECIPITATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM OXIDE; COPPER; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; LEAD; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; NANOFIBERS; NICKEL; PENTANONES; SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84878249255     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.04.045     Document Type: Article

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