Title
Thin and thick target PIXE analyses to assess the mechanism of Cu<sup>2+</sup> removal by Egeria densa
Date Issued
01 January 2013
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
review article
Author(s)
Módenes A.N.
Santos G.H.F.
Borba C.E.
Rizzutto M.A.
Ravagnani M.A.S.S.
Abstract
In this work the PIXE technique was used to study the mechanism of metal sorption by dead biomass. Several batch copper-sorption experiments were performed by using Egeria densa biomass. PIXE measurements were performed in solid and liquid samples. Element concentrations in biosorbent samples were determined using the Clara software. Based on the mass balance among the major elements in the liquid and solid phases before and after the Cu-removal experiments, an ion exchange process is suggested as the main mechanism. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
Start page
1
End page
6
Volume
82
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física y Astronomía
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84882633281
PubMed ID
Source
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
ISSN of the container
09698043
Sponsor(s)
The authors wish to thank the Araucaria Foundation, CNPq and CAPES for financial support of this study.
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