Treatment of an automobile effluent from heavy metals contamination by an eco-friendly montmorillonite
Unmodified montmorillonite clay was utilized as a low cost adsorbent for the removal of heavy metals from a contaminated automobile effluent. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterize the adsorbent. Batch sorption experiment...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Advanced Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123214001519 |