Application of a thermally modified agrowaste material for an economically viable removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions

Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 125-133

  Srivastava, Varsha ^a   Weng, Chih Huang ^b   Sharma, Yogesh C ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Calcined rice husk; Cr(VI); Isotherm; pH

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; EQUILIBRIUM ADSORPTION; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LOW-COST ADSORBENTS; PHASE DETERMINATION; RICE HUSK; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETER;

CALCINATION; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; DYES; ISOTHERMS; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PH; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84879565677     PISSN: 21535493     EISSN: 21535515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HZ.2153-5515.0000168     Document Type: Article

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