Arsenic and chromium removal from water using biochars derived from rice husk, organic solid wastes and sewage sludge

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 133, Issue , 2014, Pages 309-314

  Agrafioti, Evita ^a   Kalderis, Dimitrios ^b   Diamadopoulos, Evan ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Arsenic; Biochar; Chromium; Desorption

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENT; ANION; ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; IRON DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARSENIC; CHARCOAL; CHROMIUM; CROP RESIDUE; DESORPTION; ISOTHERM; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REACTION KINETICS; SLUDGE; SOLID WASTE; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ASH; BINDING SITE; DESORPTION; ISOTHERM; KINETICS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PH; PRECIPITATION; REDUCTION; RICE HUSK; SANDY LOAM; SLUDGE; SURFACE CHARGE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; BIOCHAR; CHROMIUM; DESORPTION;

ARSENIC; CHARCOAL; CHROMIUM; KINETICS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORYZA SATIVA; SEWAGE;

EID: 84891815095     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.12.007     Document Type: Article

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