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69. S. Muhammad, E. Munawar, Nanocrystalline zeolite Y: synthesis and heavy metal removal
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thermodynamics. J. Haz. Mater. 150, 587–595 (2008)
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72. E. Erdem, N. Karapinar, R. Donat, The removal of heavy metal cations by natural zeolites. J.
Colloid Interf. Sci. 280, 309–314 (2004)
73. M.A. Shavandi, Z. Haddadian, M.H.S. Ismail, N. Abdullah, Z.Z. Abidin, Removal of Fe(III)
and Zn(II) from palm oil mill effluent (POME) by natural zeolite. J. Tai. Inst. Chem. Eng. 43,
750–759 (2012)
74. S. Coruh, The removal of zinc ions by natural and conditioned clinoptilolites. Desalination
225, 41–57 (2008)
75. T. Motsi, N.A. Rowson, M.J.H, Simmons, Adsorption of heavy metals from acid mine drainage
by natural zeolite. Int. J. Miner. Process. 92, 42–48 (2009)
76. P.A. Brown, S.A. Gill, S.J. Allen, Metal removal from wastewater using peat. Water Res. 34,
3907–3916 (2000)
77. R.H. Crist, J.R. Martin, J. Chonko, D.R. Crist, Uptake of metals on peat moss: an ion-exchange
process. Environ. Sci. Technol. 30, 2456–2461 (1996)
78. L. Ringqvist, I. Oborn, Copper and zinc adsorption onto poorly humified sphagnum and carex
peat. Water Res. 36, 2233–2242 (2002)
79. Y.S. Ho, G. Mckay, Sorption of dye from aqueous solution by peat. Chem. Eng. J. 70, 115–124
(1998)
80. L. Ringqvist, A. Holmgren, I. Oborn, Poorly humified peat as an adsorbent for metals in
wastewater. Water Res. 36, 2394–2404 (2002)
81. D. Couillard, The use of peat in wastewater treatment. Water Res. 28, 1261–1274 (1994)
82. N. Yahya, A.F. Rosebi, Copper removal from hazardous Waste landfill leachate using peat as
an adsorbent. Health. Environ. J. 1 (2010)
83. L. Bulgariu, C. Balan, D. Bulgariu, M. Macoveanu, Valorisation of Romanian peat for the
removal of some heavy metals from aqueous media. Desalin. Water Treat. 1, 1–9 (2013)
84. B.S. Gupta, M. Curran, S. Hasan, T.K. Ghosh, Adsorption characteristics of Cu and Ni on
irish peat moss. J. Environ. Manage. 90, 954–960 (2009)
85. C. Balan, D. Bilba, M. Macoveanu, Sphagnum moss peat as a potential sorbent and reductant
for chromium (VI) removal from aqueous solutions. Cellul. Chem. Technol. 43, 99–104 (2009)
86. A.P.S. Batista, L.P.C Romao, M.L.P.M. Arguelho, C.A.B. Garcia, J.PH. Alves, E.A. Passos,
A.H. Rosa, Biosorption of Cr(III) using in natura and chemically treated tropical peats. J.
Haz. Mater. 163, 517–523 (2009)
87. L. Zhi-rong, C. Xiao-song, Z. Li-min, W. Peng, Development of a first-order kinetics-based
model for the adsorption of nickel onto peat. Min. Sci. Technol. 19, 230–234 (2009)
88. L. Bulgariu, M. Ratoi, D. Bulgariu, M. Macoveanu, Equilibrium of Pb(II) and Hg(II) sorption
from aqueous solutions by moss peat. Environ. Eng. Manage. J. 7, 511–516 (2008)
89. J.L. Gardea-Torresdey, L. Tang, J.M. Salvador, Copper adsorption by sphagnum peat moss
and its different humic fractions, conference on Hazard. Waste. Res. 249–260
90. R. Gundogan, B. Acemioglu, M.H. Alma, Copper(II) adsorption from aqueous solution by
herbaceous peat. J. Colloid. Inter. Sci. 269, 303–309 (2004)
91. Y.S. Ho, D.A.J. Wase, C.F. Forster, The adsorption of divalent copper ions from aqueous
solution by sphagnum moss peat. Trans. IChemE 72, 185–194 (1994)
92. H. Merzendorfer, L. Zimoch, Chitin metabolism in insects: structure, function and regulation
of chitin synthases and chitinases. J. Exp. Biol. 206, 4393–4412 (2003)
93. R.M.N.V. Kumar, A review of chitin and chitosan applications. React. Funct. Polym. 46(2000),
1–27 (2000)
94. A. Inmaculada, M. Marian, H. Ruth, P. Ines, M. Beatrice, A. Niuris, G. Gemma, H. Angeles,
Functional characterization of chitin and chitosan. J. Current Chem. Bio. 3, 203–230 (2009)