Kinetics and isotherm studies for the adsorption of phenol using low cost micro porous ZnCl2 activated coir pith carbon

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 148-159

  Subha, R ^a   Namasivayam, C ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Coir pith; Isotherms; Kinetics; PH effect; Phenol

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT DOSE; ADSORBENT MATERIALS; ADSORPTION KINETICS; ADSORPTION OF PHENOLS; ADSORPTION PROCESS; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; BATCH KINETICS; COIR PITH; CONTACT TIME; DUBININ-RADUSHKEVICH; EQUILIBRIUM ISOTHERMS; FIRST ORDERS; FREUNDLICH; INITIAL CONCENTRATIONS; KINETIC MODELS; LANGMUIR; LANGMUIR ADSORPTIONS; LOW COSTS; MICRO POROUS; NEGATIVE VALUES; PHYSICAL ADSORPTIONS; SECOND ORDERS; SYNTHETIC WASTEWATERS; TEMKIN ISOTHERMS; THERMODYNAMIC STUDIES;

ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DYES; ISOTHERMS; PH EFFECTS; PHENOLS; RATE CONSTANTS; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHLORIDE; ISOTHERM; KINETICS; PH; PHENOL; THERMODYNAMICS; ZINC;

EID: 65249155957     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/S08-039     Document Type: Article

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