Optimization of heavy metal removal from aqueous solutions by maghemite (γ-Fe2O3) nanoparticles using response surface methodology

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 147, Issue PB, 2014, Pages 151-158

  Ahmadi, Ali ^a   Heidarzadeh, Shahriar ^a   Mokhtari, Ahmad Reza ^a   Darezereshki, Emaeel ^b   Harouni, Houshang Asadi ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Heavy metal removal; Maghemite nanoparticles; Optimization

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); BINARY ALLOYS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); EFFICIENCY; HEAVY METALS; HEMATITE; LEAD COMPOUNDS; METAL IONS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OPTIMIZATION; PH EFFECTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

BOX-BEHNKEN DESIGN; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MAGHEMITE NANOPARTICLE; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; MAGHEMITE; OPTIMIZATION; PH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84912136348     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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