Sequestration of toxic Pb (II) ions by base treated coconut (Cocos Nucifiera) palm frond powder / Mardhiah Ismail, Megat Ahmad Kamal Megat Hanafiah and Sarah Laila Mohd Jan

• Main Authors: Ismail, Mardhiah, Megat Hanafiah, Megat Ahmad Kamal, Mohd Jan, Sarah Laila
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Inorganic chemistry; Extraction (Chemistry); Analytical chemistry
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/38932/1/38932.PDF; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/38932/

The adsorption of Pb(JI) ions from aqueous solution using sodium hydroxide treated coconut palm (cocos nucifiera) frond powder was performed using batch experiment. The experiments were conducted to determine the factor effecting adsorption such as pH, initial heavy metal concentration and contact...