Evaluation of the activated carbon prepared from the algae Gracilaria for the biosorption of Cu(II) from aqueous solutions

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2034-2037

  Esmaeili, Akbar ^a   Ghasemi, Samira ^a   Rustaiyan, Abdolhossein ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Biosorption; Copper; Gracilaria; Isotherm model; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; COPPER ION;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GRACILARIA; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; ISOTHERM; NONHUMAN; PH; WASTE WATER;

ALGAE; GRACILARIA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 46349092771     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb08.038     Document Type: Article

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