ActivatedCarbon Adsorption
by Roop Chand Bansal | Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (May 24,2005) | ISBN: 0824753445 | Pages: 520 | PDF | 12 MB
High surface area, a microporous structure, and a high degree ofsurface reactivity make activated carbons versatile adsorbents, particularlyeffective in the adsorption of organic and inorganic pollutants from aqueoussolutions. Activated Carbon Adsorption introduces the parameters and mechanismsinvolved in the activated carbon adsorption of organic and inorganic compounds.This text brings together the most significant research on surface structureand processes, adsorption theories and isotherm equations, and applicationsfrom the latest literature on carbon adsorption.
The book clearly explains the surface-related interactions of activatedcarbons, their energetics, and the applicability of adsorption isothermequations and their deviation from adsorption data. It then explores numerousapplications in a wide range of areas, such as nuclear technology, vacuumtechnology, food technology, pharmaceuticals and medicine, gas storage, oilrefining, and environmental remediation. Topics include: oils and fats,molecular sieves, refining of liquid fuels, pesticides, dyes, drugs, andtoxins. Three chapters are dedicated to environmental applications, includingthe adsorption of halogenated organic compounds and the removal of hazardousgases and vapors, organo-sulphur compounds, and other inorganic compounds fromwastewater and groundwater.
Activated Carbon Adsorption presents a complete survey of the growing number ofstate-of-the-art applications supported by a compilation of the latestperspectives in research concerning carbon surfaces and their adsorptionprocesses from aqueous solutions. Its unified approach promotes furtherresearch towards improving and developing newer activated carbon adsorbents andprocesses for the efficient removal of pollutants from drinking water andindustrial effluents.
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