Removal of fast green dye (C.I. 42053) from an aqueous solution using Azadirachta indica leaf powder as a low-cost adsorbent

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 3906-3911

  Tahir, Hajira ^a   Hammed, Uzma ^a   Jahanzeb, Qazi ^a   Sultan, Muhammad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Adsorption isotherms; Azadirachta indica; Dye; Thermodynamics of adsorption

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT; DYE;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; ISOTHERM; PLANT LEAF; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA;

EID: 56249147071     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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