Preparation and characterization of a novel graphene/biochar composite for aqueous phenanthrene and mercury removal

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 196, Issue , 2015, Pages 355-363

  Tang, Jingchun ^a   Lv, Honghong ^a   Gong, Yanyan ^a   Huang, Yao ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biochar; Graphene; Mercury; Phenanthrene; Sorption

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACENE; GRAPHENE; SORPTION; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

BIO CHARS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; PHENANTHRENE; PHENANTHRENE SORPTION; PSEUDO-SECOND ORDER MODEL; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SORPTION CHARACTERISTICS; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY;

MERCURY (METAL);

GRAPHENE; MERCURY; PHENANTHRENE; BIOCHAR; CHARCOAL; GRAPHITE; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CARBON; CHARCOAL; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PHENANTHRENE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SORPTION; STRAW; WHEAT;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTHERM; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRAW; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMOSTABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; ZETA POTENTIAL; ADSORPTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

ADSORPTION; CHARCOAL; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; GRAPHITE; KINETICS; MERCURY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHENANTHRENES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; TRITICUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84938686949     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.07.047     Document Type: Article

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