Comparative potential of black tea leaves waste to granular activated carbon in adsorption of endocrine disrupting compounds from aqueous solution

Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 205-214

  Ifelebuegu, A O ^a   Ukpebor, J E ^b   Obidiegwu, C C ^a   Kwofi, B C ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

17 estradiol (E2); 17 ethinylestradiol (EE2); Adsorption isotherms; Bisphenol A (BPA); Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs); Granular activated compound (GAC); Kinetics; Tea leaves waste (TLH); Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 85022145349     PISSN: 23833572     EISSN: 23833866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7508/gjesm.2015.03.003     Document Type: Article

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