Nettle ash as a low cost adsorbent for the removal of nickel and cadmium from wastewater

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 195-202

  Mousavi, H Zavvar ^a   Seyedi, S R ^a  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Heavy metal ions; Isotherm; Kinetic; Nettle ash

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ASH; CADMIUM; HERB; ISOTHERM; NICKEL; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER;

URTICA;

EID: 78651449567     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03326209     Document Type: Article

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