Isothermal studies of adsorption of acenaphthene from aqueous solution onto activated carbon produced from rice (Oryza sativa) husk

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 46, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 87-95

  Alade, Abass Olanrewaju ^a   Amuda, Omotayo Sarafadeen ^a   Ibrahim, Asiata Omotayo ^a  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acenaphthene; Adsorption; Dubinin Radushkevich; Freundlich; Langmuir; Rice husk; Temkin

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 84862133687     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.677514     Document Type: Article

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