Removal of Cr (VI) from aqueous solutions using chitosan/MWCNT/Fe3O4 composite nanofibers-batch and column studies

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 284, Issue , 2016, Pages 557-564

  Beheshti, Hoda ^a   Irani, Mohammad ^b   Hosseini, Layla ^c   Rahimi, Arash ^d   Aliabadi, Majid ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^e ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chitosan MWCNTs Fe3O4; Composite nanofibers; Cr (VI); Fixed bed column; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITOSAN; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; DYES; IONS; ISOTHERMS; NANOFIBERS; SOLUTIONS; SORPTION;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; COMPOSITE NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPINNING PROCESS; FIXED BED COLUMNS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LANGMUIR ISOTHERM MODELS; PSEUDO SECOND ORDER KINETICS; REGENERATION;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84942354217     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.08.158     Document Type: Article

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