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Authors : M. P. Patil

Page Nos : 115-119

Description :
The contamination in water due to direct and indirect discharge of many chemicals into water sources without sufficient treatment of harmful chemicals which leads to water pollution is a now a serious problem. Various physicochemical and biological methods have been studied for metal ion removal. Adsorption is the easy and cheaper method for removal of heavy metals. In this study, waste peanut shells were used for the preparation of adsorbent. It was observed that this adsorbent yielded good results.

Date of Online: 30 Jan 2017