The removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions using sour sop seeds as biosorbent

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 4508-4511

  Oboh, O I ^a   Aluyor, E O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Biosorption; Heavy metal; Ions; Synthetic; Toxic

Indexed keywords

ABSORBENT; BIOMATERIAL; COPPER; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INDUSTRY; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 58149234984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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