Orange peel as low-cost adsorbent in the elimination of Cd(II) ion: kinetics, isotherm, thermodynamic and optimization evaluations

Abstract The presence of heavy metals in polluted water is known not only to cause severe harm to marine organisms, but also to terrestrial plants and animals including human beings. This research applied low-cost and environmentally benign adsorbent primed from waste orange peel (OP) for the remova...

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Main Authors: Temilade Fola Akinhanmi, Edwin Andrew Ofudje, Abideen Idowu Adeogun, Peter Aina, Ilo Mayowa Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-06-01
Series:Bioresources and Bioprocessing
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40643-020-00320-y