Recovery of lead and cadmium ions from metal-loaded biomass of wild cocoyam (Caladium bicolor) using acidic, basic and neutral eluent solutions

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 152-156

  Horsfall Jr , Michael ^a   Ogban, Fred E ^b   Akporhonor, Eyetemi E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^b DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cocoyam; Desorption; Heavy metals removal; Metal recovery; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; BIOMATERIALS; HEAVY METALS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID;

COCOYAM; HEAVY METALS REMOVAL;

METAL RECOVERY;

ACID; BASE; BIOMATERIAL; CADMIUM; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LEAD; METAL ION; REAGENT; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; WATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CALADIUM BICOLOR; ROOT VEGETABLE;

CALADIUM BICOLOR; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA;

EID: 33646100737     PISSN: 07173458     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol9-issue2-fulltext-9     Document Type: Article

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