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Surface modification of a granular activated carbon by citric acid for enhancement of copper adsorption
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In this paper, a commercially available activated carbon was modified with 1.0 M citric acid to improve copper ion adsorption from aqueous solutions and the results showed that the surface modification reduced the specific surface area by 34% and point of zero charge (pHpzc) of the carbon by 0.5 units.About:
This article is published in Carbon.The article was published on 2003-01-01. It has received 354 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Adsorption & Activated carbon.read more
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An overview of the modification methods of activated carbon for its water treatment applications
TL;DR: In this paper, the potential of surface modified activated carbons towards water treatment has been discussed and a review article is aimed at providing precise information on efforts made by various researchers in the field of surface modification of activated carbon for water pollution control.
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Adsorption of divalent heavy metal ions from water using carbon nanotube sheets.
TL;DR: It was found out that kinetics of adsorption varies with initial concentration of heavy metal ions, so CNT sheets have good potential application in environmental protection.
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Amino modification of biochar for enhanced adsorption of copper ions from synthetic wastewater.
Guang-Xi Yang,Hong Jiang +1 more
TL;DR: The Cu(II) combined with the amino groups through strong complexation based on the comparison of XPS and ATR-FTIR analyses before and after adsorption, which endows it with the high pH stability and ion selectivity.
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Activated carbons from waste biomass by sulfuric acid activation and their use on methylene blue adsorption.
TL;DR: Preparation of the activated carbons from sunflower oil cake by sulphuric acid activation with different impregnation ratios was carried out and the favorable nature of the isotherm of the MB activated carbon system was revealed.
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Modified activated carbon for the removal of copper, zinc, chromium and cyanide from wastewater
Lotfi Monser,Nafaâ Adhoum +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, two separate fixed bed modified activated carbon columns were used; TBA-carbon column for cyanide removal and SDDC-column for multi-species metal ion removal.
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The adsorption of heavy metals onto hydrous activated carbon
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TL;DR: In this paper, the absorption characteristics of some heavy metals, namely CU(II), Pb(II, Ni(II and Zn(II) onto the hydrous activated carbon surface are studied.