A comparative study of the removal of heavy metal ions from synthetic wastewaters using different adsorbents

Adsorption Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 493-501

  Oluyemi, Emmanuel A ^a   Oyekunle, John A O ^a   Olasoji, Samuel O ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Osun State College of Education   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT COLUMNS; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; AMBERLITE RESINS; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; BEFORE AND AFTER; BUFFER SOLUTIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; FLOWTHROUGH; LEAD IONS; PH VALUE; STANDARD SOLUTIONS; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER; WOOD CHARCOAL;

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; ANIMALS; CHARCOAL; LEAD; METAL IONS; METAL RECOVERY; PH EFFECTS; POWDER METALS; SYNTHETIC RESINS; TRACE ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; ANIMALS; CHARCOAL; CHEMICALS; LEAD; PH; REMOVAL; WASTE WATERS;

EID: 76649143390     PISSN: 02636174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0263-6174.27.5.493     Document Type: Article

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