Study of biosorptive potential in the peel of citrus reticulata, punica granatum, daucus carota and momordica charantia

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 68, 2011, Pages 15364-15371

  Ashraf, Muhammad Aqeel ^a   Maah, Mohd Jamil ^a   Yusoff, Ismail ^a   Mahmood, Karamat ^b   Wajid, Abdul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Heavy metals; Physicochemical; Plant materials

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ANION TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOSORPTION; CARROT; CATION TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MANDARIN; MICROSPORE CULTURE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT LITTER; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; POMEGRANATE; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

CITRUS RETICULATA; DAUCUS CAROTA; LYTHRACEAE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PUNICA GRANATUM;

EID: 80755185173     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.1090     Document Type: Article

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