Preliminary investigation of mixed adsorbents for the removal of copper and methylene blue from aqueous solutions

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 255, Issue , 2014, Pages 525-534

  Albadarin, Ahmad B ^a,b   Mo, Jiabin ^a   Glocheux, Yoann ^a   Allen, Stephen ^a   Walker, Gavin ^a,b   Mangwandi, Chirangano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adsorption technique; Dyes; Heavy metals; Multi adsorbents; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COPPER; DYEING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HEAVY METALS; METAL IONS; PHYSISORPTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS; LANGMUIR AND FREUNDLICH ISOTHERMS; METHYLENE BLUE; MULTI-ADSORBENTS; SELECTIVE ADSORPTION; SURFACE COMPLEXATION;

ADSORBENTS;

EID: 84904292145     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.06.029     Document Type: Article

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