Research Article
Adsorption Studies of Lead by Enteromorpha Algae and Its Silicates Bonded Material
Table 5
Swelling characteristics of different algae biomass.
| | Type of biomass | Particle size
(mesh) |
(g) |
(g) | |
cm3 | DI
cm3/g | |
| | Enteromorpha algae (E) | 0.5 | 1.442 | 10.41 | 7.219 | 10 | 6.934 | 6.219 | | Enteromorpha algae after reflux (ER) | 0.5 | 1.442 | 6.876 | 4.775 | 7 | 4.166 | 3.775 | | Enteromorpha algae modified with silicates (EM) | 0.5 | 4.320 | 11.54 | 3.687 | 10.5 | 2.430 | 1.671 | | Swedish wood sawdust (SWS) | 0.5 | 1.442 | 8.92 | 6.185 | 10 | 6.935 | 5.185 |
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