Aqueous mercury adsorption by activated carbons

Water Research

Volumn 73, Issue , 2015, Pages 37-55

  Hadi, Pejman ^a   To, Ming Ho ^a   Hui, Chi Wai ^a   Lin, Carol Sze Ki ^b   McKay, Gordon ^a,c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Mercury; Porous structure; Sulfur functional groups

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BINDING ENERGY; CARBON; EFFLUENTS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HEALTH RISKS; MERCURY (METAL); PORE SIZE; SULFUR; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

BINDING AFFINITIES; EQUILIBRIUM ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; FUNCTIONAL MOIETIES; POROUS STRUCTURES; STRINGENT REGULATIONS; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; TEXTURAL CHARACTERISTIC; WASTEWATER DISCHARGE;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; MERCURY; SULFUR; CHARCOAL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; DISCHARGE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EFFLUENT; FOOD CHAIN; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POROSITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ISOTHERM; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SULFURIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; CHARCOAL; MERCURY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84921996822     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.01.018     Document Type: Review

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