Application of commercial powdered activated carbon for adsorption of carbolic acid in aqueous solution

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2348-2352

  Maleki, Afshin ^a   Erfan, Mohammad Bagher Khadem ^a   Mohammadi, Abdolmotaleb Seied ^a   Ebrahimi, Roya ^a  

^a KURDISTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Aqueous solution; Carbolic acid; Isotherm; Powdered activated carbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547192103     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.2348.2352     Document Type: Article

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