Agricutural by-product as metal adsorbent: sorption of lead (II) from aqueous solution onto coirpith carbon

K Kadirvelu, C Namasivayam - Environmental Technology, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
Activated carbon prepared from coirpith waste was used for the adsorptive removal of Pb (II)
from aqueous solution. Parameters such as agitation time, metal ion concentration …

Adsorption of lead(II) from aqueous solution by activated carbon prepared from Eichhornia

P Shekinah, K Kadirvelu, P Kanmani… - Journal of Chemical …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Activated carbon prepared from Eichhornia was used for the adsorptive removal of Pb (II)
from aqueous solution. As the raw material for the preparation of the activated carbon is an …

Activated carbon from coconut coirpith as metal adsorbent: adsorption of Cd (II) from aqueous solution

K Kadirvelu, C Namasivayam - Advances in Environmental Research, 2003 - Elsevier
Activated carbon prepared from coirpith, an agricultural solid waste by-product, has been
used for the adsorption of Cd (II) from aqueous solution. Parameters such as the agitation …

Removal of lead (II) ions from aqueous solutions onto activated carbon derived from waste biomass

M Erdem, S Ucar, S Karagöz… - The Scientific World …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The removal of lead (II) ions from aqueous solutions was carried out using an activated
carbon prepared from a waste biomass. The effects of various parameters such as pH …

Removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewaters by adsorption onto activated carbon prepared from an agricultural solid waste

K Kadirvelu, K Thamaraiselvi, C Namasivayam - Bioresource technology, 2001 - Elsevier
Activated carbon was prepared from coirpith by a chemical activation method and
characterized. The adsorption of toxic heavy metals, Hg (II), Pb (II), Cd (II), Ni (II), and Cu (II) …

Removal of Pb (II) from aqueous solution using carbon derived from agricultural wastes

R Ayyappan, AC Sophia, K Swaminathan… - Process …, 2005 - Elsevier
Batch adsorption studies were conducted to study the feasibility of using carbon derived
from agro waste materials viz; pith, bagasse and saw dust for the purification of wastewater …

Studies on the removal of Pb (II) from wastewater by activated carbon developed from Tamarind wood activated with sulphuric acid

CK Singh, JN Sahu, KK Mahalik, CR Mohanty… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2008 - Elsevier
The low-cost activated carbon were prepared from Tamarind wood material by chemical
activation with sulphuric acid for the adsorption of Pb (II) from dilute aqueous solution. The …

A novel agricultural waste based adsorbent for the removal of Pb (II) from aqueous solution: kinetics, equilibrium and thermodynamic studies

M Ghasemi, M Naushad, N Ghasemi… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Fig sawdust was used as a precursor for the production of activated carbon by chemical
activation with H 3 PO 4. The developed Fig sawdust activated carbon (FSAC) was used as …

Activated carbon from Ceiba pentandra hulls, an agricultural waste, as an adsorbent in the removal of lead and zinc from aqueous solutions

MM Rao, GPC Rao, K Seshaiah, NV Choudary… - Waste Management, 2008 - Elsevier
The ability of low-cost activated carbon prepared from Ceiba pentandra hulls, an agricultural
waste material, for the removal of lead and zinc from aqueous solutions has been …

Adsorption of Pb (II) by peanut hull carbon from aqueous solution

K Periasamy, C Namasivayam - Separation science and …, 1995 - Taylor & Francis
Carbon prepared from peanut hulls (PHC) has been used for the adsorption of Pb (II) over a
range of initial metal ion concentrations (10–20 mg/L), agitation times (5–140 minutes) …