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Geochemical of Fossil Diatoms and Its Utilization as Adsorbent in Water Treatment

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Recent Advances in Geo-Environmental Engineering, Geomechanics and Geotechnics, and Geohazards (CAJG 2018)

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Diatomite is characterized by exceptional physicochemical properties and its many industrial applications. Using a variety of techniques in this study, we characterized the chemical, physicochemical and structural properties of a diatomaceous earth sampled in the deposit of sig Algeria. Natural diatomite was tested as a potential sorbent for the removal of heavy metal ions. The results show that the high sorption ability of diatomite makes the material a suitable candidate in the removal of heavy metals (Pb(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II)) from water.

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  1. LCVRM, ENSSMal, BP 19 Bois Des Cars, Dely Ibrahim, 16320, Alger, Algérie

    Touina Amel, Chernai Safia & Hamdi Boualem

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  1. Sfax National School of Engineering, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

    Amjad Kallel

  2. Kütahya Dumlupınar University, Kütahya, Turkey

    Zeynal Abiddin Erguler

  3. China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

    Zhen-Dong Cui

  4. The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia

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  5. University of Adelaide, Adelaide, WA, Australia

    Murat Karakus

  6. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

    Pinnaduwa Kulatilake

  7. Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA, Australia

    Sanjay Kumar Shukla

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Amel, T., Safia, C., Boualem, H. (2019). Geochemical of Fossil Diatoms and Its Utilization as Adsorbent in Water Treatment. In: Kallel, A., et al. Recent Advances in Geo-Environmental Engineering, Geomechanics and Geotechnics, and Geohazards. CAJG 2018. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01665-4_24

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