Chromium has long been recognized as a toxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic metal. It is
toxic to microorganism, plants, animals and humans. Chromium exists in environment in two …

Biosorption is considered a potential instrument for the removal of metals from waste
solutions and for precious metals recovery, an alternative to the conventional processes …

The presence of hexavalent chromium in wastewater is a potential hazard to aquatic
animals and humans. There are various mechanisms proposed, kinetic models used and …

Adsorption can be used as a cost effective and efficient technique for the removal of toxic
heavy metals from wastewater. Waste materials with no further treatment such as coffee …

Although the search for new and innovative treatment technologies has focused attention on
the metal binding capacities of various microorganisms, the kinetics of the metal uptake …

Oedogonium hatei was developed into an effective and efficient adsorbent for the removal of
Ni (II) ions from aqueous solution. The adsorption studies of untreated and treated algal …

A bioseparation process for removing heavy metals from waste water using biosorbents Page
1 African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 5 (12), pp. 1167-1179, 16 June 2006 Available online …

The biosorption of cadmium and nickel onto grapefruit peel from aqueous solution has been
investigated using batch technique. Experiments are carried out as a function of solution pH …

The potential use of dried activated sludge and fly ash as a substitute for granular activated
carbon for removing mono-chlorinated phenols (o-chlorophenol and p-chlorophenol) was …

Dried sugar beet pulp, an agricultural solid waste by-product, was used as an biosorbent for
the removal of copper (II) from aqueous solution. A series of experiments were conducted in …