A novel oyster shell biocomposite for the efficient adsorptive removal of cadmium and lead from aqueous solution: Synthesis, process optimization, modelling and mechanism studies

Abdulrahman Oyekanmi Adeleke; C. O. Royahu; Akil Ahmad; Temitope T. Dele-Afolabi; Mohammed B. Alshammari; Monzur Imteaz

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0294286

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A novel oyster shell biocomposite for the efficient adsorptive removal of cadmium and lead from aqueous solution: Synthesis, process optimization, modelling and mechanism studies

Abdulrahman Oyekanmi Adeleke ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: abdulkan2000@yahoo.com (AOA); Rohayu@uniten.edu.my (COR)

Affiliation Institute of Energy Infrastructure (IEI), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Putrajaya Campus, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5360-9608

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C. O. Royahu ,

Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision

* E-mail: abdulkan2000@yahoo.com (AOA); Rohayu@uniten.edu.my (COR)

Affiliation Institute of Energy Infrastructure (IEI), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Putrajaya Campus, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Akil Ahmad,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Chemistry Department, College of Sciences and Humanities, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4912-287X

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Temitope T. Dele-Afolabi,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Power Engineering (IPE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Putrajaya Campus, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Mohammed B. Alshammari,

Roles Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization

Affiliation Chemistry Department, College of Sciences and Humanities, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9687-8747

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Monzur Imteaz

Roles Software, Visualization

Affiliation Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure and Digital Construction, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
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A novel oyster shell biocomposite for the efficient adsorptive removal of cadmium and lead from aqueous solution: Synthesis, process optimization, modelling and mechanism studies

Abdulrahman Oyekanmi Adeleke,
C. O. Royahu,
Akil Ahmad,
Temitope T. Dele-Afolabi,
Mohammed B. Alshammari,
Monzur Imteaz

Published: February 22, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294286

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