Removal of heavy metal ions from dilute aqueous solutions by polymer-surfactant aggregates: A novel effluent treatment process

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 152, Issue , 2015, Pages 101-107

  Shen, Li Cheng ^a   Nguyen, Xuan Tung ^b   Hankins, Nicholas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aqueous effluent treatment; Coarse filtration; Complexation and flocculation; Dilute heavy metal ion removal; Polymer surfactant system; Settling

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; AGGREGATES; ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; DYES; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; HEAVY METALS; METAL IONS; METALS; OIL WELL FLOODING; POLYMERS; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

AQUEOUS EFFLUENT TREATMENT; COARSE FILTRATION; HEAVY METAL ION REMOVAL; POLYMER SURFACTANTS; SETTLING;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 84939435938     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.07.065     Document Type: Article

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