Are the thermodynamic parameters correctly estimated in liquid-phase adsorption phenomena?

Journal of Molecular Liquids

Volumn 218, Issue , 2016, Pages 174-185

  Anastopoulos, Ioannis ^a   Kyzas, George Z ^b,c  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KAVALA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Dyes; Enthalpy; Entropy; Free energy Gibbs; Heavy metals; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURE; DYES; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; FREE ENERGY; HEAVY METALS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES; ENTHALPY-ENTROPY COMPENSATION; EQUILIBRIUM DATA; LIQUID PHASE ADSORPTION; THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETER; THERMODYNAMIC STUDIES; WASTEWATER DECONTAMINATION;

THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84959386480     PISSN: 01677322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2016.02.059     Document Type: Article

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