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The kinetics of sorption of divalent metal ions onto sphagnum moss peat

Yuh-Shan Ho, +1 more
- 15 Feb 2000 - 
- Vol. 34, Iss: 3, pp 735-742
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In this paper, a pseudo-second order rate equation describing the kinetics of sorption of divalent metal ions onto sphagnum moss peat at different initial metal ion concentrations and peat doses has been developed.
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This article is published in Water Research.The article was published on 2000-02-15. It has received 2658 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sorption & Metal ions in aqueous solution.

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Adsorptive decontamination of synthetic wastewater containing crystal violet dye by employing Terminalia arjuna sawdust waste

Sadia Shakoor, +1 more
- 01 Sep 2018 - 
TL;DR: In this article, Terminalia arjuna sawdust (TASd) has been employed as an effective adsorbent for the elimination of crystal violet (CV) dye from synthetic wastewater.
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Sorption of Cr(VI) and Cu(II) in aqueous solution by ethylenediamine modified rice hull.

P. L. Tang, +3 more
- 01 Oct 2003 - 
TL;DR: A synergistic effect was observed for sorption of these ions in binary metal solutions and Equilibrium sorption data could be fitted into the Langmuir isotherm equation.
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Effect of carbon nanotubes on Cd(II) adsorption by sediments

Weiling Sun, +3 more
- 15 Mar 2015 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of carbon nanotubes on the Cd(II) adsorption behavior by sediment-CNTs mixture at different CNTs/sediments ratios was investigated.
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An exponential kinetic model for adsorption at solid/solution interface

Monireh Haerifar, +1 more
- 15 Jan 2013 - 
TL;DR: The results of fitting to the experimental data represent that exponential model can describe kinetics of adsorption for both homo- and heterogeneous systems very well.
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Degradation of simazine from aqueous solutions by diatomite-supported nanosized zero-valent iron composite materials.

Zhiming Sun, +4 more
- 15 Dec 2013 - 
TL;DR: In this article, a composite material based on deposition of nanosized zero-valent iron (nZVI) particles on acid-leached diatomite was synthesized for the removal of a chlorinated contaminant in water.
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About the Theory of So-Called Adsorption of Soluble Substances

S. K. Lagergren
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Batch nickel removal from aqueous solution by sphagnum moss peat

Yuh-Shan Ho, +2 more
- 01 May 1995 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the batch adsorption of Ni(II) onto sphagnum moss peat has been studied, and the reaction was pH dependent, the optimum range being 4.0-7.0.
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Removal of hexavalent chromium using sphagnum moss peat

Deepak Sharma, +1 more
- 01 Jul 1993 - 
TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that sphagnum moss peat, which is essentially oligotrophic, in concentrations ranging from 4 to 40 g/l can be used effectively to remove hexavalent chromium from aqueous solutions.
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Batch metal removal by peat : kinetics and thermodynamics

Thierry Gosset, +2 more
- 01 Jan 1986 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the kinetics and thermodynamics of batch metal removal reactions by 50 g/l (dry wt) eutrophic or oligotrophic peat particles using Cu 2+, Cd 2÷, Zn 2 ÷ and Ni 2 ǫ concentrations ranging from 0.01 to 100 mM were presented.
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Pretreating landfill leachate with peat to remove metals

J. K. McLellan, +1 more
- 01 Jan 1988 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the capacity of peat to treat two different landfill leachates was determined, and the efficiency of treatment was evaluated as a function of factors important for developing filter design criteria.