Adsorption of as(V), Cd(II) and Pb(II), in multicomponent aqueous systems using activated carbons

The project CIMO North-South-South‘‘PROENV2’’, theAdMAtU–project (AKVA Program) financed by the Academy ofFinland, and HYMEPRO financed by the Finnish FundingAgency for Innovation (Tekes) are acknowledged for the financial support. The National University of Tumbes (ProyectoCanon – Resoluci ́on N80722-2014/UNT-R) and the PeruvianNational Council for Science and Technology (CONCYTEC)(Proyecto. No. 002/PE/2012) are gratefully recognized for theirsupport. The authors also want to thank their home universities for their support.Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica - Concyte

A Comparative Study on Activated Carbons Derived from a Broad Range of Agro-industrial Wastes in Removal of Large-Molecular-Size Organic Pollutants in Aqueous Phase

The National University of Tumbes provided important financial support (Proyecto de Investigacion Docente - Resolucion No 1217-2013/UNT-R). The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion Tecnologica (CONCYTEC) in Peru (joint project reg. No. 002/PE/2012) are also gratefully recognized for their support. The Academy of Finland and the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation (Tekes) are acknowledged for research funding to the AdMatU project from the Development funds and to the HYMEPRO project, respectively. Thanks to Dr. Gladys Ocharan, Alex Diamond, and Hana Snajdaufova (from ICPF) for technical support and Dr. Tomas Strasak (from ICPF) for help with DFT calculations.Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica - Concyte