Kinetic studies of competitive heavy metal adsorption by sphagnum moss peat

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-77

  Ho, Y S ^a   Wase, D A J ^a   Forster, C F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Heavy metals; Kinetics; Peat

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ENZYME KINETICS; HEAVY METALS; KINETICS; METAL IONS; NICKEL; PEAT;

FIRST-ORDER MODELS; HEAVY METAL ADSORPTION; MULTIPLE METALS; PORE DIFFUSION; RATE-CONTROLLING STEPS; SECOND-ORDER EXPRESSIONS; SOLUTE SYSTEMS; TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

ADSORPTION;

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; NICKEL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; KINETICS; MOSS; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030056327     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331708616362     Document Type: Article

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