Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) shell-based activated carbon by CO 2 activation in removing of Cationic dye from aqueous solution: Kinetics and equilibrium studies

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1480-1490

  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 PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Boyd; Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) shell; Langmuir; Methylene Blue

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION TIME; ADSORPTION PERFORMANCE; ADSORPTION TIME; BATCH SYSTEMS; BOYD; CATIONIC DYES; EQUILIBRIUM STUDY; FILM DIFFUSION; FREUNDLICH; INITIAL DYE CONCENTRATION; KINETIC STUDY; LANGMUIR ISOTHERM; LANGMUIRS; LOW-COST PRECURSOR; MB ADSORPTION; METHYLENE BLUE; SURFACE AREA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COCOA; DYES; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 84866563133     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2012.01.017     Document Type: Article

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