New method for the adsorption of organic pollutants using natural zeolite incinerator ash (ZIA) and its application as an environmentally friendly and cost-effective adsorbent

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 57, Issue 14, 2016, Pages 6230-6238

  Mateen, Faryal ^a   Javed, Iqra ^a   Rafique, Uzaira ^a   Tabassum, Noshabah ^a   Sarfraz, Maliha ^b   Safi, Sher Zaman ^c   Yusoff, Ismail ^c   Ashraf, Muhammad Aqeel ^c  

^a FATIMA JINNAH WOMEN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Azo dye; Hydrocarbons; Incinerator; Remediation; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955640162     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1005146     Document Type: Article

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