Agricultural solid wastes for the removal of heavy metals: Adsorption of Cu(II) by coirpith carbon

Chemosphere

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 377-399

  Namasivayam, C ^a   Kadirvelu, K ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Carbonized coirpith; Copper(II); Isotherms; Kinetics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; COPPER; HEAVY METAL;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; PH; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031054664     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(96)00384-0     Document Type: Article

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