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Abstract
Biosorption of heavy metals such as Pb2+, Ni2+, Cd2+, Cu2+, Cr3+ and Zn2+ by petiolar felt-sheath of palm (PFP) from contaminated water was examined. PFP was found to efficiently remove all the toxic metal ions with selectivity order of Pb2+ > Cd2+ > Cu2+ > Zn2+ > Ni2+ > Cr3+. The uptake was rapid, with more than 70% completed within 15 min. The bound metal ions were successfully desorbed and the PFP fibrous-biomass remained effective after several adsorption-desorption cycles.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11762907 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8524(01)00126-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioresour Technol ISSN: 0960-8524 Impact factor: 9.642