Sludge from paper mill effluent treatment as raw material to produce carbon adsorbents: An alternative waste management strategy

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 188, Issue , 2017, Pages 203-211

  Jaria, Guilaine ^a   Silva, Carla Patrícia ^a   Ferreira, Catarina I A ^a   Otero, Marta ^b   Calisto, Vânia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alternative adsorbents; Carbon materials; Circular economy; Environment; Pyrolysis; Waste valorization

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT; CARBON; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; INORGANIC COMPOUND; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SEWAGE;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; EFFLUENT; INORGANIC CARBON; ISOTHERM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; RECYCLING; REFLECTANCE; SLUDGE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTHERM; PAPER INDUSTRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; PYROLYSIS; SLUDGE; SURFACE AREA; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; CHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PAPER; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEWAGE;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PAPER; POROSITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 85006339962     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.12.004     Document Type: Article

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