Cocoa pod husk as a low cost biosorbent for the removal of Pb(II) and Cu(II) from aqueous solutions

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 101-110

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

^a IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^d LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Agrowaste; Biosorption; Heavy metals; Kinetics; Thermodynamic parameters; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053176432     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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