Adsorption of thorium from aqueous solution using nanoporous adsorbents: Effect of contact time, pH, initial concentration, and temperature

Particulate Science and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 372-378

  Malekynejad, Ali ^a   Sepehrian, Hamid ^a   Manoochehri, Mahbobeh ^b  

^a NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adsorption behavior; MCM 41; Nanoporous; Thorium

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION BEHAVIOR; CETYL TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDES; DODECYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDES; LANGMUIR AND FREUNDLICH ISOTHERMS; MCM-41; NANO-POROUS; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETER;

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATES; THORIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MESOPOROUS MATERIALS;

ADSORBENT; CATIONIC SURFACTANT; CETRIMIDE; DODECYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; MCM 41; METAL ION; NITROGEN; THORIUM;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION KINETICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; ION TRANSPORT; ISOTHERM; NANOPORE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84878819270     PISSN: 02726351     EISSN: 15480046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02726351.2013.763880     Document Type: Article

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