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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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Adsorption of reactive dyes on titania–silica mesoporous materials

Paula V. Messina, +1 more
TL;DR: It was found that the adsorption kinetics of methylene blue and rhodamine B onto the mesoporous silica-titania materials surface under different operating conditions was best described by the first-order model.
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Adsorption behavior of arsenicals on MIL-101(Fe): The role of arsenic chemical structures

Zongchen Li, +4 more
- 15 Oct 2019 - 
TL;DR: MIL-101(Fe) is confirmed a reliable adsorbent to control the aqueous arsenic species contamination and emphasize the significant role of the chemical structure of arsenic speciation on adsorption performances of MOFs.
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Copper removal from wastewater using spent-grain as biosorbent.

Shuguang Lu, +2 more
- 01 Apr 2008 - 
TL;DR: Spent-grain can be economically and effectively applied as a biosorbent for the removal of Cu(II) ions from distilling wastewaters on the basis of the results and that it is an abundant and by-product from the whisky distilling industry.
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Efficient removal of arsenate by versatile magnetic graphene oxide composites

Guodong Sheng, +7 more
- 13 Nov 2012 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the magnetic graphene oxide (MGO) composites were prepared by coprecipitation of FeCl3·6H2O and FeCl2·4H 2O on graphene oxide nanosheets and characterized in detail.
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Removal of uranium(VI) from aqueous solutions by magnetic Schiff base: Kinetic and thermodynamic investigation

Xiaofei Zhang, +6 more
- 01 Aug 2012 - 
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of adsorption parameters such as pH value, adsorbent dose, shaking time, and temperature has been investigated and optimized for removing uranium(VI) ions from aqueous solutions.
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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.