Sorption of cadmium (II) ion from aqueous solution onto sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) peel adsorbent: Characterisation, kinetic and isotherm studies

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 4207-4228

  Asuquo, Edidiong D ^a   Martin, Alastair D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Heavy metal ion; Isotherm; Kinetics; Sorption; Sweet potato adsorbent

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBOXYLATION; DIFFUSION; DYES; ENZYME KINETICS; HEAVY METALS; ISOTHERMS; KINETICS; METAL IONS; METALS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; SOLUTIONS; SORPTION;

INTRA-PARTICLE DIFFUSION; INTRAPARTICLE DIFFUSION MODELS; LANGMUIR AND FREUNDLICH ISOTHERMS; NON-LINEAR OPTIMISATION; PSEUDO-SECOND ORDER MODEL; RATE-CONTROLLING STEPS; SWEET POTATO; SWEET POTATO (IPOMOEA BATATAS L.);

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84988447910     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22133437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2016.09.024     Document Type: Article

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