Removal of heavy metal from industrial wastewater using chitosan coated oil palm shell charcoal

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-53

  Nomanbhay, Saifuddin M ^a   Palanisamy, Kumaran ^a  

^a Universiti Tenaga Nasional   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chitosan bioabsorbent; Chromium (III); Chromium (IV); Heavy metal adsorption; Oil palm shell charcoal

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOCONVERSION; CHARCOAL; CONTAMINATION; ISOTHERMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; WASTEWATER;

INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER; LANGMUIR ISOTHERM MODELS; METAL IONS; OIL PALMSHELL CHARCOAL;

HEAVY METALS;

CHARCOAL; CHITOSAN; CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL; METAL ION; PALM OIL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOSORPTION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; ISOTHERM; NONHUMAN; PLANT TISSUE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER;

ELAEIS;

EID: 19344371433     PISSN: 07173458     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol8-issue1-fulltext-7     Document Type: Article

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