Removal of congo red from wastewater by adsorption onto waste red mud

Chemosphere

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 401-417

  Namasivayam, C ^a   Arasi, D J S E ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherms pH effect; Congo red; Waste red mud

Indexed keywords

CONGO RED; DYE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DESORPTION; KINETICS; PH; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031046772     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(96)00385-2     Document Type: Article

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