"Activated Carbon Surfaces in Environmental Remediation" provides a
comprehensive summary of the environmental applications of activated
carbons. In order to understand the removal of contaminants and
pollutants on activated carbons, the theoretical bases of adsorption
phenomena are discussed. The effects of pore structure and surface
chemistry are also addressed from both science and engineering
perspectives. Each chapter provides examples of real applications with
an emphasis on the role of the carbon surface in adsorption or reactive
adsorption. The practical aspects addressed in this book cover the
broad spectrum of applications from air and water cleaning and energy
storage to warfare gas removal and biomedical applications. This book
can serve as a handbook or reference book for graduate students,
researchers and practitioners with an interest in filtration, water
treatment, adsorbents and air cleaning, in addition to environmental
policies and regulations. It addresses fundamental carbon science and
how it relates to applications of carbon surfaces; describes the broad
spectrum of activated carbon applications in environmental remediation;
and serves as a handbook or reference book for graduate students,
researchers and practitioners in the field.