Production of low-cost carbon adsorbents from agricultural wastes and their impact on dye adsorption

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 386-403

  Maiti, S ^a   Purakayastha, S ^a   Ghosh, B ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Activation; Adsorption; Adsorption isotherms; Agricultural wastes; Carbonization; Dye removal from water

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CARBONIZATION; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DYES; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; REMOVAL; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

BATCH ADSORPTION; FREUNDLICH ADSORPTION; LANGMUIR ADSORPTION; METHYLENE BLUE; ZINC CHLORIDE;

CARBONACEOUS ADSORBENTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CARBONACEOUS ADSORBENTS; CARBONIZATION; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DYES; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; REMOVAL; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 37549010986     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440701707917     Document Type: Article

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