Investigation of ammonium ion removal from aqueous solutions using arene- and propylsulfonic acid functionalized mesoporous silica adsorbents

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1032-1042

  Kammoe, Romuald Brice Babou ^a   Hamoudi, Safia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; CONDENSATION; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); IONS; WATER RESOURCES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS; FUNCTIONALIZED SBA-15; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MESOPOROUS SILICA MATERIALS; PROPYLSULFONIC ACIDS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES;

ADSORPTION;

ADSORBENT; AMMONIA; ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SILANE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ISOTHERM; PH; SPECIES; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; TITRIMETRY; WATER POLLUTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84900532782     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2013.09.0380     Document Type: Article

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