Adsorptive performance of activated carbon reused from household drinking water filter for hexavalent chromium-contaminated water

• Main Authors: Sirirat Sangkarak, Athit Phetrak, Suthirat Kittipongvises, Duangta Kitkaew, Doungkamon Phihusut, Jenyuk Lohwacharin
• Other Authors: Chulalongkorn University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Environmental Science
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/57907
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Powdered activated carbon blocks (PACBs) are waste products obtained from household drinking water purification systems. In this study, we demonstrate that they can be used as adsorbents for the cost-effective and environmentally benign removal of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) fro...