Removal of direct red and acid brilliant blue by adsorption on to banana pith

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-79

  Namasivayam, C ^a   Prabha, D ^a   Kumutha, M ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acid brilliant blue; Adsorption isotherms; Desorption; Direct red; Kinetics; pH; Waste banana pith

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DESORPTION; DYES; MIXING; PH EFFECTS; WASTE UTILIZATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ACID BRILLIANT BLUE; DIRECT RED; FREUNDLICH ISOTHERM; LANGMUIR ISOTHERM;

COLOR REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

BRILLIANT BLUE; CONGO RED; DYE;

ADSORPTION; DYE; REMOVAL;

ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; COLOR; FRUIT; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTE; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0032054631     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(97)86722-3     Document Type: Article

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