Removal of hexavalent chromium using coffee husk

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 43, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 106-116

  Ahalya, N ^a   Kanamadi, R D ^b   Ramachandra, T V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Chromium(VI); Coffee husk; Infrared analysis; Low cost biosorbent

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOSORPTION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

BIOSORBENTS; COFFEE HUSKS; FREUNDLICH CONSTANTS; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; INFRARED ANALYSIS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; LANGMUIR ADSORPTION; LANGMUIR AND FREUNDLICH ADSORPTION;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

CARBOXYL GROUP; CHROMIUM; HYDROXYL GROUP;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOMASS; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESORPTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTHERM; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SHRUB;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOSORPTION; COFFEE; FRUIT HUSK; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILM; PH; REACTION TIME;

EID: 77957955250     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2010.035917     Document Type: Article

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