Using cocoa (Theobroma cacao) shell-based activated carbon to remove 4-nitrophenol from aqueous solution: Kinetics and equilibrium studies

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 178, Issue , 2011, Pages 461-467

  Ahmad, Fisal ^a   Daud, Wan Mohd Ashri Wan ^b   Ahmad, Mohd Azmier ^c   Radzi, Rosinah ^a  

^a Malaysian Cocoa Board   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

4 nitrophenol (4 np); Activated carbon; Boyd; Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) shell; Langmuir

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COCOA; PELLETIZING; PORE SIZE; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SOLUTIONS;

4-NITROPHENOL (4-NP); ADSORPTION PERFORMANCE; BOYD; COCOA SHELL (THEOBROMA CACAO); EQUILIBRIUM STUDY; INITIAL DYE CONCENTRATION; LANGMUIRS; PSEUDO SECOND ORDER;

ADSORPTION;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 84857690189     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.10.044     Document Type: Article

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