Evaluation of a low-cost adsorbent for removal of toxic metal ions from wastewater of an electroplating factory

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3340-3344

  Sousa, Francisco W ^a   Sousa, Marcelo James ^a   Oliveira, Isadora R N ^a   Oliveira, André G ^a   Cavalcante, Rivelino M ^a   Fechine, Pierre B A ^a   Neto, Vicente O S ^b   de Keukeleire, Denis ^c   Nascimento, Ronaldo F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Electroplating wastewater; Sugar cane bagasse; Toxic metal ions

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT; BAGASSE; COPPER; METAL ION; NICKEL; ZINC;

ADSORPTION; EFFLUENT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION; METAL; MICROSTRUCTURE; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; EFFLUENT; ELECTROPLATING INDUSTRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUGARCANE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

SACCHARUM;

ADSORPTION; COPPER; ELECTROPLATING; METALS; NICKEL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

EID: 69249218940     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.05.016     Document Type: Article

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