Developments in activated functionalized carbons and their applications in water decontamination: a review

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 422-449

  Khan, Moonis Ali ^a   Hameed, B H ^b   Lawler, Jenny ^c   Kumar, Mahendra ^c   Jeon, Byoun Hun ^d  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^d Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Characterization; Functionalization; Preparation; Water decontamination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924634682     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2014.885397     Document Type: Article

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