Adsorption process of heavy metals by low-cost adsorbent: A review

World Applied Sciences Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1518-1530

  Abas, Siti Nur Aeisyah ^a   Ismail, Mohd Halim Shah ^a   Kamal, Md Lias ^b   Izhar, Shamsul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Conventional methods; Heavy metals removal; Low cost adsorbent

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894562471     PISSN: 18184952     EISSN: 19916426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2013.28.11.1874     Document Type: Article

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