Removal of phenol from refinery wastewater by adsorption on graphene
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Dina Abdullah Gaber
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Abu Haija, Mohammad
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
The Petroleum Institute (United Arab Emirates)
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2015
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
98
GENERAL NOTES
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Committee members: AlMansoori, Ali; Banat, Fawzi; Elkadi, Mirella; Kannan, C. S.
NOTES PERTAINING TO PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-52778-9
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
M.S.
Discipline of degree
Applied Chemistry
Body granting the degree
The Petroleum Institute (United Arab Emirates)
Text preceding or following the note
2015
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The presence of phenolic compounds in petroleum refining wastewater is a matter of concern for both environmental agencies and refiners. This is mainly due to their toxicity to aquatic organisms and the naturally high oxygen demand that phenolic compounds do impose on aquatics streams. This work reports the results of phenol adsorption from aqueous solutions on graphene prepared from graphite nanoplatelet named as G1. For comparison purposes, different commercial types of activated carbon were also tested under similar conditions. The used carbons were NORIT W-35, NORIT RB2H2 and Nuchar granular.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Chemistry
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Pure sciences;Adsorption;Graphene;Phenol;Wastewater