Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52440#.VJjChcCAM4 Author(s) Taha M. Elmorsi 1,2* , Zeinhom H. Mohamed 1 , Walied Shopak 1 , Ahmed M. Ismaiel 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Jazan University, Jazan, KSA . 2 Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt . ABSTRACT In this research dobera leaves (DL), an agricultural waste, available in large quantity in south region of Saudi Arabia, were used as low-cost adsorbent for removal of metal ions such as Pb(II). Batch operation was used to study the equilibrium behavior of DL. The effects of initial concentration of Pb(II), solution pH, contact time and adsorbent d...
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