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Competitive adsorption of metal ions from solutions by low-cost organic materials

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The competitive adsorption of Hg, Cu, Ni, Cd, and Zn by softwood sawdust, corncobs, and ground scrap rubber was investigated. It is concluded that these materials which are abundant, widespread, and low cost, are potentially useful in removing various metal ions from wastewater solutions.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Physics, Francis Marion College, 29501, Florence, SC

    Richard W. Henderson

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University Mississippi State, 39762, MS

    G. R. Lightsey & N. A. Poonawala

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Henderson, R.W., Lightsey, G.R. & Poonawala, N.A. Competitive adsorption of metal ions from solutions by low-cost organic materials. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 18, 340–344 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01683429

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