Removal of lead and cadmium ions from aqueous solutions using dried marine green macroalga (Caulerpa racemosa)

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 725-732

  Dekhil, A B ^a   Hannachi, Y ^a,b   Ghorbel, A ^a   Boubaker, T ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b BELGOROD STATE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY NAMED AFTER V G SHUKHOV   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Caulerpa racemosa; FTIR analysis; Kinetic; Langmuir and freundlich models

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOMASS; CADMIUM; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GREEN ALGA; ION; LEAD; MACROALGA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PH; REACTION KINETICS;

ALGAE; CAULERPA; CAULERPA RACEMOSA;

EID: 79960301596     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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