Sorbents for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater

Doklady Bashkirskogo Universiteta. 2016. Volume 1. No. 4. pp. 716-719.

Authors


Elizareva E. N.*
Bashkir State University
32 Zaki Validi Street, 450076 Ufa, Russia

Abstract


Adsorption processes are being widely used for the removal of heavy metals from waste streams. Аctivated carbon has been frequently used as an adsorbent, but it remains an expensive material. Adsorbents, which could be alternatives to activated carbon, were described.

Keywords


  • heavy metals
  • adsorption
  • wastewater
  • iron hydroxide