Lead removal from wastewater using fluted pumpkin seed shell activated carbon: Adsorption modeling and kinetics

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 793-800

  Okoye, A I ^a   Ejikeme, P M ^a   Onukwuli, O D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Film diffusion; Intraparticle diffusion; Isotherm; Kinetic model; Lead (II) ions; Sorption; Telfairia occidentalis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION; ISOTHERM; LEAD; LINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEED; VINE; WASTEWATER;

TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 78049244023     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03326188     Document Type: Article

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