Biosorption of Cd+2 by green plant biomass, Araucaria heterophylla: characterization, kinetic, isotherm and thermodynamic studies

Abstract The present study attempted to analyze the biosorption behavior of novel biosorbent, Araucaria heterophylla (green plant) biomass, to remove Cd+2 from solutions against various parameters, i.e., initial metal ion concentration, pH, temperature, sorbent dosage and biomass particle size. The...

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Main Authors: B. Sarada, M. Krishna Prasad, K. Kishore Kumar, Ch V. R. Murthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-09-01
Series:Applied Water Science
Subjects:
SEM
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13201-017-0618-1