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Peat as an Adsorbent for Water Purification in Developing Countries
Close to 750 million people around the world do not have access to clean water. Heavy metal ions are a major source of pollution for these water bodies. Conventional methods of removing these metal ions are costly and and complex. Our project aims to determine whether peat can serve as a suitable adsorbent for the adsorption of metal ions.
Water Pollution- A Serious Problem
Objectives
What do we want to achieve?
Experimentation
Conclusion
Outline of Methods
How did we experiment with peat?
Results
Is peat an effective adsorbent?
Our results show that peat is a suitable adsorbent to adsorb metal ions as it is able to remoe over 90% of the ions. Peat can be used in column filter to remove the metal ions.
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