Waste-based alternative adsorbents for the remediation of pharmaceutical contaminated waters: Has a step forward already been taken?

When adsorption is considered for water treatment, commercial activated carbon is usually the chosen adsorbent for the removal of pollutants from the aqueous phase, particularly pharmaceuticals. In order to decrease costs and save natural resources, attempts have been made to use wastes as raw mater...

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Main Author: Silva, Carla Patrícia (author)
Other Authors: Jaria, Guilaine (author), Otero, Marta (author), Esteves, Valdemar I (author), Calisto, Vânia (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/25103
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/25103