Biosorption of Fe (II) and Cd (II) ions from aqueous solution using a low cost adsorbent from orange peels

The peels from orange are less expensive biomaterials with excellent adsorption capacities. Orange peels were carbonized at 450 ºC, purified, activated with orthophosphoric acid and modified with citric acid to obtain Modified and Activated carbon which were used as low cost adsorbent to adsorb Cd(...

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Main Authors: G.B. Adebayo, A.A. Mohammed, S.O. Sokoya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Joint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP) 2016-11-01
Series:Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
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Online Access:https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jasem/article/view/147092