Adsorption Characteristics of Cd (II) and Pb (II) on Wood Charcoal

• Published in: RESOURCES PROCESSING Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 9 - 18
• Main Authors: KAI, Tokio, YAMAMOTO, Shimpei, ISHIHARA, Shigehisa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Resources Processing Society of Japan 2001

To make effective use of waste wood resources from thinning and other waste-producing processes, the possibility of using wood charcoal produced from sugi (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don) and hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) as a heavy metal adsorbent has been studied. In an acidic solution, the cadmium (...