Adsorption of copper(II) and lead(II) from aqueous solutions onto a Nigerian natural clay

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 346-353

  Njoku, V O ^a   Oguzie, E E ^b   Obi, C ^c   Bello, O S ^d   Ayuk, A A ^b  

^a Evan Enwerem University   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^d LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cu(II); Heavy metals; Isotherms; Kinetics; Pb(II); Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955756855     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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