Removal of Cr(VI) from water by cork waste

Arabian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 37-42

  Sfaksi, Z ^a   Azzouz, N ^a   Abdelwahab, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JIJEL   (Algeria)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Cork waste; Cr(VI); Heavy metals; Kinetics

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT PARTICLE; ADSORPTION KINETICS; BET ISOTHERMS; CONTACT TIME; CR ADSORPTIONS; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; METAL BINDING; PSEUDO-SECOND-ORDER EQUATIONS;

BIOSORPTION; ENZYME KINETICS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HEAVY METALS; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER METALS;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84891373691     PISSN: 18785352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2013.05.031     Document Type: Article

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