Removal of dyes from wastewaters by low-cost adsorbents
Dyes represent an objectionable pollutant to the environment. The removal of dyes has been of great concern because of their toxicity and persistency. The usage of commercial activated carbon to remove dyes in wastewater is limited due to its high cost. This prompted the search for alternative low-c...
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| author | Ong, Siew Teng Ha, Sie Tiong Keng, Pei Sin Lee, Chnoong Kheng Hung, Yung Tse |
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| description | Dyes represent an objectionable pollutant to the environment. The removal of dyes has been of great concern because of their toxicity and persistency. The usage of commercial activated carbon to remove dyes in wastewater is limited due to its high cost. This prompted the search for alternative low-cost adsorbents. This chapter examines (i) historical aspects and pollution issues concerning dyes; (ii) main treatment technologies and their limitations; (iii) various studies using waste materials from agriculture and industry or naturally occurring biosorbents; and (iv) equilibrium and kinetic models used in batch and continuous systems that are important for design purpose. |
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| spelling | upm-422112016-04-12T04:36:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42211/ Removal of dyes from wastewaters by low-cost adsorbents Ong, Siew Teng Ha, Sie Tiong Keng, Pei Sin Lee, Chnoong Kheng Hung, Yung Tse Dyes represent an objectionable pollutant to the environment. The removal of dyes has been of great concern because of their toxicity and persistency. The usage of commercial activated carbon to remove dyes in wastewater is limited due to its high cost. This prompted the search for alternative low-cost adsorbents. This chapter examines (i) historical aspects and pollution issues concerning dyes; (ii) main treatment technologies and their limitations; (iii) various studies using waste materials from agriculture and industry or naturally occurring biosorbents; and (iv) equilibrium and kinetic models used in batch and continuous systems that are important for design purpose. World Scientific Publishing 2012 Book Section PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42211/1/Removal%20of%20dyes%20from%20wastewaters%20by%20low-cost%20adsorbents.pdf Ong, Siew Teng and Ha, Sie Tiong and Keng, Pei Sin and Lee, Chnoong Kheng and Hung, Yung Tse (2012) Removal of dyes from wastewaters by low-cost adsorbents. In: Handbook of Environment and Waste Management: Air and Water Pollution Control. World Scientific Publishing, pp. 929-977. ISBN 9789814327695; EISBN: 9789814462655 http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/9789814327701_0021?queryID=%24{resultBean.queryID} 10.1142/9789814327701_0021 |
| spellingShingle | Ong, Siew Teng Ha, Sie Tiong Keng, Pei Sin Lee, Chnoong Kheng Hung, Yung Tse Removal of dyes from wastewaters by low-cost adsorbents |
| title | Removal of dyes from wastewaters by low-cost adsorbents |
| title_full | Removal of dyes from wastewaters by low-cost adsorbents |
| title_fullStr | Removal of dyes from wastewaters by low-cost adsorbents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Removal of dyes from wastewaters by low-cost adsorbents |
| title_short | Removal of dyes from wastewaters by low-cost adsorbents |
| title_sort | removal of dyes from wastewaters by low-cost adsorbents |
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