A review on modification methods to cellulose-based adsorbents to improve adsorption capacity

Water Research

Volumn 91, Issue , 2016, Pages 156-173

  Hokkanen, Sanna ^a   Bhatnagar, Amit ^b   Sillanpää, Mika ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Heavy metals; Microcellulose; Nanocellulose; Nitrate; Phosphate; Surface modification; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); HEAVY METALS; METAL IONS; NANOCELLULOSE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLLUTION CONTROL; SURFACE TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; DOMESTIC ACTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROCELLULOSE; MODIFICATION METHODS; MODIFIED CELLULOSE; NANO-CELLULOSE; SURFACE-MODIFICATION; TOXIC HEAVY METALS;

ADSORBENTS;

ADSORBENT; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE BASED ADSORBENT; HEAVY METAL; MONOMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL ALTERATION; HEAVY METAL; LITERATURE REVIEW; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ALKALINE TREATMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COST; DESORPTION; ESTERIFICATION; ETHERIFICATION; HALOGENATION; IONIZING RADIATION; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SILYNATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CELLULOSE; HEAVY METALS; NITRATE GROUPS; PHOSPHATES; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; CELLULOSE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84994301113     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.01.008     Document Type: Review

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