A review on the adsorption of heavy metals by clay minerals, with special focus on the past decade

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 308, Issue , 2017, Pages 438-462

  Uddin, Mohammad Kashif ^a  

^a MAJMAAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adsorption properties; Chemical compositions; Clays; Structure; Types

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CLAY; HEAVY METALS; IONIC LIQUIDS; MINERALS; POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; SOLUTIONS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION BEHAVIOR; ADSORPTION PROPERTIES; ADSORPTION STUDIES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; TOXIC HEAVY METALS; TYPES;

CLAY MINERALS;

EID: 84988727162     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.09.029     Document Type: Review

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