Removal and recovery of Cr(VI) from synthetic and industrial wastewater using bark of Pinus roxburghii as an adsorbent

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 462-468

  Ahmad, Rais ^a   Rao, Rifaqat Ali Khan ^a   Masood, Mir Mohammad ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Batch experiments; Column operation; Cost effective; Freundlich isotherm

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); INDUSTRIAL WASTES; ISOTHERMS; PH EFFECTS; REMOVAL; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE;

BATCH EXPERIMENTS; COLUMN OPERATION; FREUNDLICH ISOTHERM; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER; PINUS ROXBURGHII;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); INDUSTRIAL WASTES; ISOTHERMS; PH EFFECTS; REMOVAL; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

PINUS ROXBURGHII;

EID: 31144462348     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2005.049     Document Type: Article

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