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Inorganic particulates in removal of toxic heavy metal ions

VIII. Removal of zinc, cadmium and mercury ions from aqueous solution by hydrous titanium oxide

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Adsorption behavior of zinc, cadmium and mercury ions on hydrous titanium oxide in aqueous solution has been studied as a function of concentration of the metal ion (10−2−10−7M), temperature (303–333 K) and pH 3–10 by applying radiotracer technique. The kinetics of adsorption follows the first order rate law and agrees well with the classical Freundlich isotherm. The removal was found to increase with increasing pH but was suppressed in the presence of EDTA. The overall process is endothermic and irreversible in nature.

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  1. Nuclear and Radiochemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, 221 005, Varanasi, India

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Part VII. Efficient removal of cadmium ions from aqueous solutions by hydrous manganese oxideS. P. Mishra, D. Tiwary, Radiochim. Acta, 80 (1998) 213.

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Mishra, S.P., Singh, V.K. Inorganic particulates in removal of toxic heavy metal ions. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 241, 341–346 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02347472

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