Biosorption of copper by water hyacinth roots

• Main Authors: Low, K.S., Lee, C.K., Tai, C.H.
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 1994
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114461/; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10934529409376028

Biomass of non-living dried water hyacinth roots, Eichhornia crassipes, showed high sorption for copper from aqueous solutions. Maximum sorption was 20.90 mg Cu/g as determined from Langmuir isotherm. Several factors affecting sorption were investigated. They include effect of pH, initial concentrat...