Design of a novel cellulose-based adsorbent for use in heavy metal recovery from aqueous waste streams

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 95, Issue , 2006, Pages 489-498

  O'Connell, D W ^a   Birkinshaw, C ^a   O'Dwyer, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Aqueous waste streams; Cellulose; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CELLULOSE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; STREAM; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 36148995052     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/WP060481     Document Type: Article

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