Application of biowaste materials for the sorption of heavy metals in contaminated aqueous medium

Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 206-211

  Saeed, Asma ^a   Iqbal, Muhammed ^a   Akhtar, M Waheed ^b  

^a Biotechnology and Food Research Centre Lahore   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Biowastes; Black gram husk; Cicer arientinum; Effluent treatment; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHLORIDE; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

EFFLUENT; HEAVY METAL; SORPTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOSORPTION; CONTAMINATION; COTTON; DALBERGIA; SAWDUST; WHEAT BRAN;

EID: 0037511723     PISSN: 00309885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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