Removal of lead, cadmium and zinc by waste tea leaves

The solid waste of commercially available tea leaves of local produce were found to be good sorbents of metal ions, especially Pb(II), Cd(II) and Zn(II) ions. The extent of adsorption depends on pH, ionic strength, metal concentration, substrate concentration, and the presence of interfering ions an...

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Main Authors: Tan, Wee Tee, Khan, Abd. Rahman Majid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 1988
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40073/1/Removal%20of%20lead%2C%20cadmium%20and%20zinc%20by%20waste%20tea%20leaves.pdf