Adsorption isotherms of Pb (II), Ni (II) and Cd (II) ions onto PES

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2368-2376

  Otun, J A ^c   Oke, I A ^a   Olarinoye, N O ^b   Adie, D B ^c   Okuofu, C A ^c  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b ADEYEMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION   (Nigeria)

^c AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherms; Heavy metal ions removal; Isotherm's parameters; Natural water; PES; Synthetic wastewaters

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; FREUNDLICH ISOTHERM; HEAVY METAL IONS REMOVALS; MULTI-COMPONENT SYSTEMS; NATURAL WATERS; PES; REDLICH-PETERSON ISOTHERMS; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; BATCH DATA PROCESSING; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; LEAD; METAL IONS; NICKEL;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 33751375658     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2006.2368.2376     Document Type: Article

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