Natural biosorbents for the removal of metals from aqueous solutions

The removal of metals from potable and wastewater to regulatory standards presents unique challenges. Conventional treatments, chemical precipitation, adsorption by activated carbon, ion-exchange, electro-chemical and reverse osmosis can be expensive or ineffective at low concentrations. Recent rese...

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Main Author: Rae, Ian Black
Other Authors: Gibb, Stuart
Published: Open University 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.505443