Removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution by activated carbon prepared from the peel of cucumis sativa fruit by adsorption

BioResources

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 419-437

  Thirumalisamy, Santhi ^a   Subbian, Manonmani ^b  

^a KARPAGAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PSG COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Cucumis sativa; Kinetics; Methylene blue; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT DOSAGE; ADSORBENT DOSE; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT TIME; CUCUMIS SATIVA; DYE ADSORPTION; DYE REMOVAL; ECO-FRIENDLY; FREUNDLICH; GOOD CORRELATIONS; INITIAL DYE CONCENTRATION; INTRA-PARTICLE DIFFUSION; LANGMUIR EQUATION; LANGMUIRS; METHYLENE BLUE; OPTIMAL EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM PH; PSEUDO SECOND ORDER KINETICS; PSEUDO-SECOND-ORDER RATE EQUATION; RATE DETERMINING STEP; RATE OF ADSORPTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SIMULATED WASTEWATER; SYSTEM VARIABLES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENTS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; FRUITS; PH EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 77956073281     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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