Feasibility of Copper Removal from Wastewaters by Using Compost as a Natural Sorbent

Subject Areas : Environment Pullotion (water and wastewater)

Davood Kahforoushan ¹ , Elnaz Safaree ² , Shirin Nouraeenia ³

1 - Associated Professor, Environmental Engineering Research Center (EERC), Sahand, University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran
2 - M.Sc., Environmental Engineering Research Center (EERC), Sahand, University of Technology, Tabriz,, Iran
3 - M.Sc., Environmental Engineering Research Center (EERC), Sahand, University of Technology, Tabriz,, Iran

Received: 2018-01-15 Accepted : 2021-10-14 Published : 2021-06-22

Keywords: Adsorption, compost, Heavy Metals, Adsorption isotherm,

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