Use of low-cost biological wastes and vermiculite for removal of chromium from tannery effluent

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 309-316

  Sumathi, K M S ^a   Mahimairaja, S ^a   Naidu, R ^b  

^a TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Australian Ctr Environ Risk A   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosorbents; Chromium; Distribution co efficient; Freundlich adsorption isotherm; Low cost biological wastes; Tannery effluent; Vermiculite

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COST EFFECTIVENESS; MINERALS; SUBSTRATES; TANNING;

BIOLOGICAL WASTES; COIRPITH; TANNERY EFFLUENTS; VERMICULTURE;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHARCOAL; CHROMIUM; VERMICULITE;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CHROMIUM; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; HEAVY METAL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOSORPTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; ISOTHERM; LEATHER INDUSTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAWDUST; SEED HUSK; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM SILICATES; CHARCOAL; CHROMIUM; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TANNING; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE PRODUCTS; WOOD;

EID: 5044224557     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2004.04.015     Document Type: Article

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