Gambir as potent biosorbent for the removal of heavy meta...
Kim Suan, Tong / Mohd Kassim, Mohd Jain Noordin
Gambir is a natural product which has been known to have wide range of applications especially in medicinal and food usages. It consists major compound of catechin and epicatechin. The chemical compound of gambir was chemically modified into novel biosorbent and the efficacy of removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution was tested in order to be the potent source to be used in wastewater treatment.