Adsorption of lead from aqueous solution by a novel carbon based adsorbent

• Main Authors: Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Onundi, Yusuf Bamidele, Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid
• Format: Proceeding Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/22656/1/pp218.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/22656/; http://www.iium.edu.my/irie/10/sub10/author/list_p.php
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Lead (Pb), due to its bioaccumulation ability, has been noted to have detrimental effects on the human body affecting the metabolism, blood and kidneys (Bansal and Goyal, 2005; Bowen, 1996). It is, therefore, imperative that lead be removed from water and wastewater to protect public health and a...