Figures & data
Table 1 Chemical and physical properties of miswak fibers and alkali treated miswak fibers.
Table 2 Spectra data of miswak fibers and alkali treated miswak fibers.
Figure 2 Surface morphology of AT-Miswak-F using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) at magnifications 800 and 1600×.
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Figure 3 (a) pHZPC of miswak fiber (Miswak-F) and miswak fibers after alkali treatment (AT-Miswak-F) & (b) effect of initial pH on the Miswak-F and AT-Miswak-F.
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Table 3 Composition of miswak fibers and alkali treated miswak fibers.
Figure 4 Effect of initial pH on the sorption of iron (III), cobalt (II) and nickel (II) onto AT-Miswak-F.
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Figure 5 Effect of initial platinum concentration on the extraction of iron (III), cobalt (II) and nickel (II) onto AT-Miswak-F.
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Figure 6 Effect of interfering metal ions on the sorption of iron (III), cobalt (II) and nickel (II) onto AT-Miswak-F.
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Table 4 Conductivity and electronic spectral data and their assignments for Miswak-F, AT-Miswak-F and metal: AT-Miswak-F complexes.
Table 5 Recovery of iron (III) from underground water using AT-Miswak fibers.
Table 6 Determination of iron in certified water samples using batch technique.
Table 7 Determination of metal ions in wastewater samples using dynamic technique.