Role of tapioca peel activated carbon (TPAC) in decolourisation of Red Brown C4R reactive dye

Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 290-292

  Parvathi, C ^a   Maruthavanan, T ^b   Sivamani, S ^c   Prakash, C ^b   Koushik, C V ^b  

^a VSA Group of Institutions   (India)

^b SONA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c Vinayaka Missions University   (India)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Isotherms; Kinetics; Red brown C4R; Tapioca peel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857892184     PISSN: 09746846     EISSN: 09745645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2010/v3i3.14     Document Type: Article

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