Copper and lead removal by peanut hulls: Equilibrium and kinetic studies

Desalination

Volumn 248, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 931-940

  Oliveira, F D ^a   Paula, J H ^a   Freitas, O M ^a   Figueiredo, S A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Copper; Lead; Peanut hulls; Sorption; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ADSORBERS; BATCH STUDIES; COMPETITIVE SORPTION; COMPONENT SYSTEMS; CONTACT TIME; FOOD INDUSTRY WASTES; INITIAL PH; KINETIC STUDY; LANGMUIR MODELS; LEAD REMOVAL; MONO-COMPONENT; PEANUT HULL; PEANUT HULLS; PSEUDO SECOND ORDER KINETICS; SORPTION CAPACITIES; STIRRING RATES; UPTAKE RATE;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COPPER; KINETIC THEORY; WASTEWATER;

METAL RECOVERY;

COPPER; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEAD; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SORPTION; WASTEWATER;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 70349610350     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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