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Effect of chemical surface heterogeneity on the adsorption mechanism of dissolved aromatics on activated carbon
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In this paper, the effects of carboxylic and carbonyl groups on the adsorption of dissolved aromatics on activated carbon have been studied, and the main mechanisms by which surface oxygen groups influence the adorption capacity were found not to be significant.About:
This article is published in Carbon.The article was published on 2000-01-01. It has received 441 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Adsorption & Activated carbon.read more
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Adsorption of organic molecules from aqueous solutions on carbon materials
TL;DR: In this paper, the current knowledge about the fundamental factors that control the adsorption process from aqueous phase is presented, and the carbon surface chemistry has a great influence on both electrostatic and non-electrostatic interactions.
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Pharmaceuticals as emerging contaminants and their removal from water. A review
TL;DR: The most representative pharmaceutical families found in water were described and related water pollution issues were analyzed and the performances of different water treatment systems in the removal of pharmaceuticals were summarized.
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Adsorption of Organic Compounds by Carbon Nanomaterials in Aqueous Phase: Polanyi Theory and Its Application
Kun Yang,Baoshan Xing +1 more
TL;DR: 11. Conclusions and Perspectives 6005 12. Acknowledgments and Acknowledges 6006 13.
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Effects of activated carbon surface chemistry and pore structure on the adsorption of organic contaminants from aqueous solution
TL;DR: In this article, a matrix of activated carbon fibers with three activation levels and four surface chemistry levels was used to evaluate pore structure and surface chemistry effects, and three granular activated carbons (GACs) were studied.
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Review of modifications of activated carbon for enhancing contaminant uptakes from aqueous solutions
TL;DR: A comprehensive list of literatures on chemical, physical and biological modification techniques of activated carbon pertaining to enhancement of contaminant removal from aqueous solutions was compiled and reviewed as discussed by the authors.
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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
TL;DR: CRC handbook of chemistry and physics, CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, CRC handbook as discussed by the authors, CRC Handbook for Chemistry and Physiology, CRC Handbook for Physics,
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Sorption phenomena in subsurface systems: Concepts, models and effects on contaminant fate and transport
TL;DR: In this article, current levels of understanding of the reactions and processes comprising sorption phenomena are discussed, as well as the forms and utilities of different models used to describe them, and the translation of these concepts into functional models for characterizing sorption rates and equilibria.
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Role of surface acidity in the adsorption of organic pollutants on the surface of carbon
Robert W. Coughlin,Fouad S. Ezra +1 more
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Surface Chemistry of Active Carbon: Specific Adsorption of Phenols
TL;DR: In this paper, a charge transfer interaction was proposed to explain the observed adsorption and spectroscopic characteristics on the basis of the electron densities in the sorbate molecule, as well as the types and concentrations of surface functional groups present on the carbon.
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Characterization of oxygen-containing surface complexes created on a microporous carbon by air and nitric acid treatment
TL;DR: In this article, the nature and extent of oxygen functional groups present on the surface of a microporous carbon has been studied and four characteristic groups of oxygen complexes were defined on the basis of the decomposition product gases and the thermal stabilities of the complex.
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