Applicability of the Langmuir equation to copper sorption by loess with high carbonate content

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 494, Issue , 2003, Pages 259-263

  Jinren, Ni ^a,b   Welling, Sun ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Applicability; Carbonate; Copper; Langmuir equation; Loess; Sorption

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; COPPER; ISOTHERMS; SORPTION;

SOLID-LIQUID SYSTEMS;

SOILS;

SORPTION;

EID: 0141788371     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025439004499     Document Type: Conference Paper

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