Adsorption mechanism of Cr(VI) onto coir pith

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 188-197

  Makehelwala, Madhubhashini ^a   Jinadasa, K B S N ^b   Tanaka, Norio ^c   Weerasoriya, Rohan ^b   Bandara, Athula ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coir pith; Cr(VI) Cr(III); Keto group; Peroxide groups; Superoxide (O2 )

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION MECHANISM; CARBOXYLIC SITES; COIR PITH; ELECTRON-DONATING; INNER SPHERE COMPLEXES; KETO GROUPS; MONOLAYER COVERAGE; SUPEROXIDES;

ADSORPTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; IONIC STRENGTH; MONOLAYERS; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; RATE CONSTANTS;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77954539702     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889860903347302     Document Type: Article

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