Factors affecting the removal of selected heavy metals using a polymer immobilised sphagnum moss as a biosorbent

Environmental Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 733-744

  Zhang, Y ^a   Banks, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Heavy metal; Immobilisation; Polyurethane; Sphagnum moss

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; BIOMASS; BIOSORPTION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HEAVY METALS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; METAL IONS; METAL RECOVERY; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; POLYURETHANES; UREA; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

BIOSORPTION CAPACITY; DRIED SPHAGNUM MOSS; IMMOBILISATION; METAL ION RECOVERY; ORGANIC COMPONENTS; SORPTION CAPACITIES; SORPTION/DESORPTION; SPHAGNUM MOSS;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

ABSORBENT; ACETIC ACID; ALKALI METAL; ALKALINE EARTH METAL; ALUMINUM; CARRAGEENAN; CHLORIDE; COPPER; LEAD; METAL ION; UREA; ZINC;

BIOSEPARATION; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER; SORPTION;

ARTICLE; BIOSORPTION; DESORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; IMMOBILIZED BIOMASS; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; SOLUBILIZATION; SPHAGNUM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 23344431552     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332608618515     Document Type: Article

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