High efficiency activated carbons from African biomass residues for the removal of chromium(VI) from wastewater

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 273-281

  Gueye, Mbaye ^a   Richardson, Yohan ^a   Kafack, Frank T ^a   Blin, Joel ^a,b  

^a Institut International d'Ingénierie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement   (Burkina Faso)

^b CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Chemical activation; Hexavalent chromium; Jatropha wood; Peanut shell

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION MECHANISM; BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK; ELECTROSTATIC ATTRACTIONS; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; JATROPHA; PEANUT SHELLS; REMOVAL OF CHROMIUM;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 84892771051     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22133437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2013.12.014     Document Type: Article

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