Removal of element mercury by medicine residue derived biochars in presence of various gas compositions

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 298, Issue , 2015, Pages 162-169

  Li, Guoliang ^a,b   Shen, Boxiong ^a,b   Li, Yongwang ^b   Zhao, Bin ^a   Wang, Fumei ^b   He, Chuan ^b   Wang, Yinyin ^b   Zhang, Min ^b  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorbents; Biochars; Elemental mercury removal; Medicinal residue waste; Microwave activation; NH4< inf>Cl impregnation

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMISORPTION; IMPREGNATION; MERCURY (METAL); MICROWAVES; QUARTZ; THERMOANALYSIS;

APPARENT ADSORPTION; BIOCHARS; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; EXOTHERMIC CHEMISORPTION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY ADSORPTION; MICROWAVE ACTIVATION; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

ADSORPTION;

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BIOCHAR; CARBON; CHARCOAL; CHLORIDE; MERCURY; MERCURY CHLORIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SORBENT; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DRUG RESIDUE; GAS; HOSPITAL WASTE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION; BIOFUEL; BIOREACTOR; CHARCOAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MEDICINE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MICROWAVE RADIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PYROLYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FIXED BED REACTOR; FLUE GAS; GAS; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HOSPITAL WASTE; INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; POROSITY; PYROLYSIS; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; TEMPERATURE;

ADSORPTION; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; CHARCOAL; DRUG RESIDUES; GASES; MEDICAL WASTE; MERCURY; MICROWAVES; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84930622066     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.05.031     Document Type: Article

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