Biosorption of copper from wastewater by activated carbon preparation from alga Sargassum sp.

Natural Product Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 341-348

  Esmaeili, A ^a   Ghasemi, S ^a   Sohrabipour, J ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Enviromental Enviromental Office Bandarabas   (Iran)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Biosorption; Copper; Isotherm model; Sargassum; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; COPPER ION;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOSORPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; PH; SARGASSUM; WASTE WATER;

ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; CARBON; COPPER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SARGASSUM; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ALGAE; PHAEOPHYCEAE; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM SP.;

EID: 77949367532     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786410903064915     Document Type: Article

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