Effectiveness of moringa oleifera powder in removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 22, Issue 5 A, 2013, Pages 1516-1523

  Farrokhzadeh, Hossein ^a   Taheri, Ensiyeh ^a,b   Ebrahimi, Afshin ^a   Fatehizadeh, Ali ^a,b   Dastjerdi, Marzieh Vahid ^a   Bina, Bijan ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b School of Health   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherm; Aqueous solutions; Biosorption; Heavy metals; Moringa oleifera

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; DICOTYLEDON; EQUILIBRIUM; HEAVY METAL; ISOTHERM; PH; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84877986372     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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