Utilisation of rubber wood shavings for the removal of CU(II) and NI(II) from aqueous solution

• Main Authors: Nordin, Nordiana, Zakaria, Zainul Akmar, Ahmad, Wan Azlina
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/47702/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-011-0972-9

The potential of heat and chemically treated rubber wood shavings (RWS) to remove Cu (II) and Ni(II) was evaluated at bench-scale by varying parameters such as initial Cu(II) and Ni(II) concentrations, contact time and adsorbent dosage. Maximum Cu(II) and Ni(II) uptake was achieved using NaOH-treate...