Removal of Copper (II) from Aqueous Solutions Using Teak (Tectona grandis L.f) Leaves

• Main Authors: S, Rathnakumar, R.Y., Sheeja, T., Murugesan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/899/1/WASET%2C_v56-159_%2C_2009.pdf; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/899/

The experiments were performed in a batch set up under different concentrations of Cu (II) (0.2 g.l-1 to 0.9 g.l-1), pH (4- 6), temperatures (20oC – 40oC) with varying teak leaves powder (as biosorbent) dosage of 0.3 g.l-1 to 0.5 g.l-1. The kinetics of interactions were tested with pseudo first...