Efficient removal of uranium(VI) from aqueous systems by heat-treated carbon microspheres

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 8202-8209

  Zhang, Xiaofei ^a   Wang, Jun ^a   Li, Rumin ^a   Liu, Qi ^a   Li, Lei ^a   Yu, Jing ^a   Zhang, Milin ^a   Liu, Lianhe ^a  

^a HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Heat treated carbon microspheres; Kinetics; Thermodynamics; Uranium

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MICROSPHERE; URANIUM;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CARBON; NUMERICAL MODEL; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMODYNAMICS; URANIUM;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; HEAT; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; PH; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MICROSPHERES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; THERMODYNAMICS; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84885909341     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1788-5     Document Type: Article

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