Waste Material Adsorbents for Zinc Removal from Wastewater: A ...
Adsorption of divalent heavy metal ions particularly Cu 2+, Zn 2+, Co 2+, Ni 2+, and Pb 2+ onto acid and alkali treated banana and orange peels was performed by Annadurai et al. . The authors reported that residues of banana and orange peels are cellulosebased wastes. Hence, they can be processed and converted to be adsorbents because they have large surface areas, high swelling capacities, and .