High-Efficiency Adsorption of Hexavalent Chromium from Aqueous Solution by Samanea saman Activated Carbon

• Published in: Adsorption science & technology Vol. 2022
• Main Authors: Niam, Achmad Chusnun, Fenelon, Ernso, Ningsih, Erlinda, Mirzayanti, Yustia Wulandari, Kristanti, Eka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Hindawi 2022; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publications
• Subjects: Activated carbon; Adsorbents; Adsorption; Aqueous solutions; Bioaccumulation; Efficiency; Heavy metals; Hexavalent chromium; Isotherms; Lignocellulose; Process parameters; Pyrolysis

Heavy metal wastewater pollution has become an environmental and industrial challenge worldwide. Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) is one of the most common forms of chromium metal. Hexavalent chromium pollution is a concern because it was hazardous and can accumulate in the tissues of living organisms a...