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Application of chemically modified rice husk for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution

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Title Application of chemically modified rice husk for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution
 
Creator Kayal, Nijhuma
Sinhia, Prasanta Kumar
Kundu, Dipali
 
Subject Processing Science
 
Description The removal efficiency of lead, cadmium and zinc from aqueous solution on adsorption by using rice husk, a non-conventional material in its natural and chemically modified form has been presented in this paper. It has been observed that rate of adsorption is dependent on the nature of the adsorbent, adsorbent dose, particle size of the adsorbent, concentration, pH, contact time, temperature, etc. Under identical experimental condition chemically modified rice husk was found to possess greater adsorption capacity for all metals than untreated rice husk and chemically modified rice husk ash. Chemically modified rice husk could remove 99.8% Pb, 95% Cd and 97% Zn from aqueous solution at room temperature.
 
Publisher NEERI
 
Date 2010-01
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Identifier Kayal, Nijhuma and Sinhia, Prasanta Kumar and Kundu, Dipali (2010) Application of chemically modified rice husk for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution. Journal Environmental Science & Engineering, 52 (1). pp. 15-18. ISSN 0367-827 X
 
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