pH dependence of sorption of Cd2+, Zn2+, Cu 2+ and Cr3+ on crude water and sodium chloride extracts of Moringa stenopetala and Moringa oleifera

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 2397-2401

  Sajidu, S M I ^a   Henry, E M T ^b   Persson, I ^c   Masamba, W R L ^a   Kayambazinthu, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Moringa oleifera; Moringa stenopetala; Sorption; Water

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; METAL ION; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; MORINGA STENOPETALA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; MORINGA STENOPETALA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PH MEASUREMENT;

MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; MORINGA STENOPETALA;

EID: 33845750567     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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