Equilibrium uptake and column studies of pb+2, cu+2 and cd+2 using waste eucalyptus charcoal

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 135-142

  Mulgund, Madhavi G ^a   Dabeer, Seema P ^a   Dhar, Sneha ^a   Makani, Vivek ^a   Jadhav, Bhushan ^a  

^a KIT's COE ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Biosorption isotherms; Breakthrough curve; cu+2 and cd+2; Eucalyptus wood charcoal; Fixed bed column; Metal uptake; pb+2

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954557678     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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