Indigenous waste plant materials: An easy and cost-effective approach for the removal of heavy metals from water

The waste plant materials, including neem wood, eucalyptus, pine cone wood, almond shell, walnut shell and sawdust, were used as biosorbents to remove heavy metals from the water. The % removal efficiency of each biosorbent for copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), chromium (Cr) and ars...

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Main Authors: Nasima Arshad, Saiqa Imran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666086520300436