Studies on efficiency of guava (Psidium guajava) bark as bioadsorbent for removal of Hg (II) from aqueous solutions

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 159, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 626-629

  Lohani, Minaxi B ^a   Singh, Amarika ^b   Rupainwar, D C ^b   Dhar, D N ^c  

^a INTEGRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Divalent mercury; Guava bark; Isotherm; Kinetic

Indexed keywords

BIOSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MERCURY (METAL); SOLUTIONS; SORPTION;

DIVALENT MERCURY; GUAVA BARK; ISOTHERM; KINETIC;

PH EFFECTS;

MERCURY;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BARK; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRUIT; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; ISOTHERM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PH; REACTION KINETICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BARK; BIOSORPTION; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; GUAVA; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; ISOTHERM; PH; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADSORPTION; ALGORITHMS; ENTROPY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MERCURY; PLANT BARK; PSIDIUM; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 53149100948     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.02.072     Document Type: Article

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