Removal of carbamazepine from water by a novel TiO2-coconut shell powder/UV process: Composite preparation and photocatalytic activity

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 515-526

  Khraisheh, Majeda ^a   Kim, Jongkyu ^b   Campos, Luiza ^b   Al Muhtaseb, Ala'a H ^c   Walker, Gavin M ^d,e   Alghouti, Mohammad ^f  

^a Qatar University   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^f QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

drug; granulation; photocatalytic degradation; semiautomated mass production line; TiO2 coconut shell powder composite

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; COCONUT SHELL POWDERS; DRUG; MASS PRODUCTION; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY;

AMIDES; CALCINATION; GRANULATION; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ABSORBENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE COCONUT SHELL POWDER COMPOSITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRUSH STRENGTH; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; REACTION TIME; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; STRENGTH; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84887379175     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: 15579018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2012.0056     Document Type: Article

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