Sorption of heavy metals from electroplating effluents by low-cost adsorbents II: Use of waste tea, coconut shell and coconut husk

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 2307-2313

  Olayinka, K O ^a   Alo, B I ^a   Adu, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b Yaba College of Technology   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Coconut husk; Coconut shell; Electroplating effluent; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BINS; CARBON; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COSTS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ELECTROPLATING; HEAVY METALS; METALS; NICKEL; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); ZINC; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

COCONUT HUSK; COCONUT SHELLS; ELECTROPLATING EFFLUENTS; FREUNDLICH ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; LOW-COST ADSORBENTS; METAL ADSORPTION; METAL BINDING CAPACITY; OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT;

EFFLUENTS;

EID: 34848905668     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.2307.2313     Document Type: Article

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