Applicability of Moringa oleifera Lam. pie as an adsorbent for removal of heavy metals from waters Aplicabilidade da torta de Moringa oleifera Lam. como adsorvente para remoção de metais pesados de águas

This study evaluated the efficacy of moringa seeds (Moringa oleifera Lam.) as an adsorbent material for removing toxic heavy metals such as cadmium, lead, and chromium from contaminated solutions. The effect of the adsorbent mass was investigated at two pH conditions (5.0 and 7.0). The optimized con...

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Main Authors: Affonso C. Gonçalves Junior, Ana P. Meneghel, Fernanda Rubio, Leonardo Strey, Douglas C. Dragunski, Gustavo F. Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande 2013-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental - Agriambi
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662013000100013