Removal of heavy metals through adsorption using sand

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 413-416

  Ali Awan, M ^a   Qazi, Ishtiaq A ^b   Khalid, Imran ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technologies   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Heavy metals; Sand

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHROMIUM; COPPER; ISOTHERMS; LEAD; MONOLAYERS; SAND;

SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

HEAVY METAL; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SAND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FILTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; FILTRATION; METALS, HEAVY; SILICON DIOXIDE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 0042699890     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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