Performance of Moringa oliefera as a biosorbent for chromium removal

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1106-1111

  Ghebremichael, K ^a   Gebremedhin, N ^a   Amy, G ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherm; Batch adsorption; Bio adsorbent; Chromium (III) and (VI) removal; Moringa oleifera

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT DOSAGE; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION STUDIES; BATCH ADSORPTION; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; BIO-ADSORBENT; BIOSORBENTS; CHROMIUM REMOVAL; CONTACT TIME; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HEAVY METALS REMOVALS; INITIAL CHROMIUM CONCENTRATION; MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; POTENTIAL ADSORBENTS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WASTE WATER SYSTEMS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; ORGANIC CARBON; PH EFFECTS; SEED; WASTEWATER; WATERWORKS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

CHROMIUM; ORGANIC CARBON;

ADSORPTION; CHROMIUM; DICOTYLEDON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ISOTHERM; PH;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; BIOSORPTION; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PH MEASUREMENT; PLANT SEED; SEED HUSK;

ADSORPTION; CHROMIUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MORINGA OLEIFERA; SEEDS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 78049405864     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.413     Document Type: Article

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