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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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Sorption of boron on calcium alginate gel beads

Montserrat Ruiz, +4 more
- 01 Apr 2013 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the removal of boron by a biopolymer of alginate was studied in an aqueous solution, and the effects of pH, initial BORON concentration, alginates concentration in the beads and stirring time were evaluated.
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Production of biosorbents from waste olive cake and its adsorption characteristics for Zn2+ Ion

Ana Luisa Fernando, +3 more
- 04 Jun 2009 - 
TL;DR: In this article, waste olive cake (OC) was utilized as the raw material for the production of biosorbents by chemical treatment and its adsorption capacity for zinc ion was evaluated.
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5-Heptyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thione: Synthesis and flotation mechanism to chalcopyrite

Huang Yaoguo, +3 more
- 01 Dec 2017 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, 5-heptyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thione (HpODT) surfactant was synthesized and originally recommended as a collector for flotation recovery of chalcopyrite, bornite and pyrite.
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Study of adsorption of acid dye from aqueous solutions using bentonite

Saeedeh Hashemian
- 01 Jan 2007 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the removal of the dye cyanine acid blue (CAB) with bentonite clay was studied using a batch adsorption technique using various experimental parameters, such as pH value of 2.
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Water defluoridation using a nanostructured diatom–ZrO2 composite synthesized from algal Biomass

Megha Thakkar, +3 more
- 15 Jul 2015 - 
TL;DR: Frustules or the rigid amorphous silica cell wall of unicellular, photosynthetic microalgae with unique porous architecture has been used to synthesize a composite by immobilizing ZrO2 on its surface and in the pores, which was effective in water defluoridation.
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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.