Enhanced removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution by pummelo peel pretreated with sodium hydroxide

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 619-624

  Hu, Changwei ^a,b   Li, Jianlong ^a   Zhou, Yin ^a   Li, Mei ^a   Xue, Feng ^a   Li, Huiming ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LINYI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Methylene blue; Pretreatment; Pummelo peel; Sodium hydroxide; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYL GROUP; DYE; LIGNIN; METHYLENE BLUE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DRUG ADSORPTION; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; ISOTHERM; PH; PUMMELO; RAW PUMMELO PEEL; TREATED PUMMELO PEEL;

CITRUS MAXIMA;

EID: 68949142799     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.55.619     Document Type: Article

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