A novel reusable nanocomposite for complete removal of dyes, heavy metals and microbial load from water based on nanocellulose and silver nano-embedded pebbles

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 706-714

  Suman, ^a   Kardam, Abhishek ^a   Gera, Meeta ^a   Jain, V K ^a  

^a AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

heavy metals; methylene blue; microbial decontamination; nanocellulose; pebbles; silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTALS; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECONTAMINATION; DRIERS (MATERIALS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAVY METALS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCELLULOSE; PURIFICATION; REUSABILITY; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; STRIPPING (DYES); WATER POLLUTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; HIGH ADSORPTION CAPACITY; METHYLENE BLUE; MICROBIAL DECONTAMINATION; PATHOGENIC BACTERIAL STRAIN; PEBBLES; SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AGNPS);

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CELLULOSE; DYE; GLUCOSE; HEAVY METAL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METHYLENE BLUE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; NANOCOMPOSITE;

ADSORPTION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DYE; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; HEAVY METAL; NEW RECORD; PEBBLE; PURIFICATION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SILVER; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGEN LOAD; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATIC ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION STUDY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ADSORPTION; CELLULOSE; METALS, HEAVY; METHYLENE BLUE; NANOCOMPOSITES; STERILIZATION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84922225375     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2014.959066     Document Type: Article

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