Phenol removal from aqueous solution by activated carbon produced from avocado kernel seeds

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-57

  Rodrigues, Liana Alvares ^a   da Silva, Maria Lucia Caetano Pinto ^b   Alvarez Mendes, Manoel Orlando ^c   Coutinho, Aparecido dos Reis ^c   Thim, Gilmar Patrocínio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE AERONÁUTICA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c METHODIST UNIVERSITY OF PIRACICABA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Avocado kernel; Phenol

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT DOSE; ADSORBENT REGENERATION; ADSORPTION MECHANISM; ADSORPTION PROCESS; AVOCADO KERNEL; BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER SURFACE AREAS; MONOLAYER ADSORPTION; PH VALUE; PHENOL REMOVAL; PSEUDO SECOND ORDER RATE MODEL; THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETER; TOTAL PORE VOLUME;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DESORPTION; DYES; MONOLAYERS; PHENOLS; SOLUTIONS;

ADSORPTION;

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 80053949757     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.08.027     Document Type: Article

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