Influence of the pore structure and surface chemical properties of activated carbon on the adsorption of mercury from aqueous solutions

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 69-76

  Lu, Xincheng ^a,b,c,d   Jiang, Jianchun ^a,b,c,d   Sun, Kang ^a,b,c,d   Wang, Jinbiao ^a,b,c,d   Zhang, Yanping ^a,b,c,d  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Chemical Utilization   (China)

^c SFA   (China)

^d Key Lab of Biomass Energy and Material   (China)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Adsorption mechanism; Mercury; Pore structure; Surface functional groups

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION-DESORPTION; ACIDIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION MECHANISM; MODIFIED ACTIVATED CARBONS; SURFACE CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MERCURY (METAL); PORE STRUCTURE;

ADSORPTION;

ACIDIC FUNCTIONAL GROUP; ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBOXYLIC GROUP; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MERCURY CHLORIDE; PHENOLIC GROUP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NITROGEN; THERMODYNAMICS;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION KINETICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BOTHEM METHOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NITROGEN UPTAKE; PORE STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SURFACE CHEMICAL PROPERTY; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION MECHANISM; MERCURY; PORE STRUCTURE; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

ADSORPTION; CHARCOAL; MERCURY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84892434726     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.11.007     Document Type: Article

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