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Oleaginous seeds, press-cake and seed husks for the biosorption of metals

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Ian William Marison, Julien Boucher
2008
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The press-cake (PC) of oleaginous species (Brassica napus, Moringa oleifera, Glycine max) has been investigated as a biosorbent for metals removal from contaminated water.

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