Kinetic sorption study of phenol onto activated carbon derived from fluted pumpkin stem waste (Telfairia occidentalis Hook. F)

ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 43-49

  Ekpete, O A ^a   Horsfall Jr , M ^b  

^a RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Fluted pumpkin; Kinetics; Phenol; Pseudo second order

Indexed keywords

EID: 84155188354     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18196608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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