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Effect of pH on the adsorption of Ce3+, Sm3+, Eu3+ and Gd3+ ions on activated charcoal

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The adsorption of metal ions such as Ce3+, Sm3+, Eu3+ and Gd3+ ions on activated charcoal has been studied as a function of pH. The adsorption mechanism of these ions is discussed in terms of hydrolyzed species formed in aqueous solution at different pH.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

    M. Saleem & M. Afzal

  2. Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, P.O. Box NO. 1356, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Riaz Qadeer & Javed Hanif

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Saleem, M., Qadeer, R., Hanif, J. et al. Effect of pH on the adsorption of Ce3+, Sm3+, Eu3+ and Gd3+ ions on activated charcoal. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 182, 415–419 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02037518

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