Adsorption enhancement of elemental mercury by various surface modified coconut husk as eco-friendly low-cost adsorbents

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 109, Issue , 2016, Pages 45-52

  Johari, Khairiraihanna ^a   Saman, Norasikin ^b   Song, Shiow Tien ^b   Chin, Cheu Siew ^b   Kong, Helen ^b   Mat, Hanapi ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adsorbent; Adsorption; Coconut husk; Elemental mercury

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; FLOW RATE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MERCURY (METAL); PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADSORBENT PARTICLE; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION PERFORMANCE; COCONUT HUSK; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; LOW-COST ADSORBENTS; PSEUDO-SECOND-ORDER KINETIC MODELS; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

ADSORBENTS;

ADSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST ANALYSIS; CROP RESIDUE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FLOW FIELD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MONOCOTYLEDON; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION RATE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84954350026     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.01.004     Document Type: Article

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