Copper, nickel and zinc removal by peanut hulls: batch and column studies in mono, tri-component systems and with real effluent

The main goal of this research study was the removal of Cu(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) from aqueous solutions using peanut hulls. This work was mainly focused on the following aspects: chemical characterization of the biosorbent, kinetic studies, study of the pH influence in mono-component systems, equil...

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Main Author: Oliveira, F. D. (author)
Other Authors: Soares, A. D. (author), Freitas, Olga M. (author), Figueiredo, Sónia Adriana (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/2891
Country:Portugal
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