Accepted Manuscript Title: Biosorptive removal of lead from aqueous solutions onto Taro (Colocasiaesculenta(L.) Schott) as a low cost bioadsorbent: Characterization, equilibria, kinetics and biosorption-mechanism studies Authors: Ganesh Chandra Saha, Md. Ikram Ul Hoque, Mohammad Al Mamun Miah, Rudolf Holze, Didarul Alam Chowdhury, Shahjalal Khandaker, Shahriar Chowdhury PII: S2213-3437(17)30149-5 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.jece.2017.04.013 Reference: JECE 1562 To appear in: Received date: 23-10-2016 Revised date: 15-3-2017 Accepted date: 6-4-2017 Please cite this article as: Ganesh Chandra Saha, Md.Ikram Ul Hoque, Mohammad Al Mamun Miah, Rudolf Holze, Didarul Alam Chowdhury, Shahjalal Khandaker, Shahriar Chowdhury, Biosorptive removal of lead from aqueous solutions onto Taro (Colocasiaesculenta(L.) Schott) as a low cost bioadsorbent: Characterization, equilibria, kinetics and biosorption-mechanism studies, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2017.04.013 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.