Research Article

Enhanced Removal of Lead by Chemically and Biologically Treated Carbonaceous Materials

Table 1

Hybrid chemically and biologically modified-active carbon biosorbents.

SymbolSorbent

ACActive carbon
Ox-ACOxidized active carbon by nitric acid
Rd-ACReducing active carbon by sodium sulfite
Ox-AC-BYOxidized active carbon by nitric acid and modified by baker’s yeast
Rd-AC-BYReducing active carbon by sodium sulfite and modified by baker’s yeast