Copper, lead and zinc removal from metal-contaminated wastewater by adsorption onto agricultural wastes

• Main Authors: Suthee Janyasuthiwong, Sheila M. Phiri, Pimluck Kijjanapanich, Eldon R. Rene, Giovanni Esposito, Piet N.L. Lens
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Environmental Science
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84946489219&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/54543
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. The use of agricultural wastes (groundnut shell, orange and banana peel, rice husk, coconut husk and Wawa tree saw dust) as potential cost-effective adsorbent for heavy metal removal from wastewater was evaluated. The effect of pH (2.0-6.0), adsorbent dosage (0.6-2.2 g...