Research Article

Eco-Efficient Biosorbent Based on Leucaena leucocephala Residues for the Simultaneous Removal of Pb(II) and Cd(II) Ions from Water System: Sorption and Mechanism

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Inferred mechanism for M = Pb(II) or Cd(II) adsorption as well as complex formation with (a) catechol, (b) hydroxy and carbonyl, and (c) hydroxyls groups presents in LLEPs.