Removal of lead, cadmium, copper, and arsenic ions using biosorption: Equilibrium and kinetic studies

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 51, Issue 22-24, 2013, Pages 4424-4434

  Sulaymon, Abbas H ^a   Mohammed, Ahmed A ^a   Al Musawi, Tariq J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Affinity constant; Algae; Biosorption; Ion exchange model; Kinetics

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 84879691970     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.769695     Document Type: Article

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