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MECHANISM OF VIRUS ADSORPTION ON ACTIVATED CARBON
Author(s) -
Cookson John T.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1969.tb03702.x
Subject(s) - adsorption , ionic strength , bacteriophage , virus , chemistry , carbon fibers , activated carbon , ionic bonding , mechanism (biology) , chemical engineering , materials science , virology , organic chemistry , biology , biochemistry , escherichia coli , composite number , ion , physics , aqueous solution , composite material , engineering , quantum mechanics , gene
Using a coliform bacteriophage as the virus material, this study indicates that viral amino groups adsorb to carboxyl groups on the carbon by electrostatic attraction. Effects of varying pH and ionic strength are discussed.