Coconut coir dust as a low cost adsorbent for the removal of cationic dye from aqueous solution

Journal of Saudi Chemical Society

Volumn 20, Issue , 2016, Pages S67-S76

  Etim, U J ^a   Umoren, S A ^a   Eduok, U M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Coconut coir dust; Equilibrium; Isotherm; Kinetics; Methylene blue

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867895207     PISSN: 13196103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2012.09.014     Document Type: Article

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