Enhanced removal of nitrate from water using surface modification of adsorbents - A review

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 131, Issue , 2013, Pages 363-374

  Loganathan, Paripurnanda ^a   Vigneswaran, Saravanamuthu ^a   Kandasamy, Jaya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorbent modification; Adsorption; Aluminosilicates; Nitrate; Surfactants; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; AGRICULTURE; ALUMINOSILICATES; EUTROPHICATION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NITRATES; PILOT PLANTS; POTABLE WATER; REUSABILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORBENT MODIFICATION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; HIGH CAPACITY; HIGH-CAPACITY; METAL-OXIDE; NATURAL WATER BODIES; NITRATE; PROTONATIONS; SURFACE-MODIFICATION;

ADSORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALUMINUM SILICATE; ANION EXCHANGE RESIN; CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBE; CHITOSAN; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE; NITRATE; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER; ZEOLITE; ZINC CHLORIDE; ZIRCONIUM;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINOSILICATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; EUTROPHICATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LITERATURE REVIEW; NITRATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECYCLING; SURFACTANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL WASTE; BIOMASS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CROSS LINKING; DESORPTION; ELECTRODE; HEAT TREATMENT; PH; PROTON TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ADSORBENT MODIFICATION; ADSORPTION; ALUMINOSILICATES; NITRATE; SURFACTANTS; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM SILICATES; NITRATES; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84887400377     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.09.034     Document Type: Review

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