Removal of naphthalene from aqueous system using unripe orange peel as adsorbent: Effects of operating variables

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 48, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 315-319

  Owabora, C N ^a   Agarry, S E ^b   Jato, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b Ladoke Akintola University   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adsorbent loading; Adsorption; Agricultural waste; Low density materials; Sorption capacity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870219970     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.698834     Document Type: Article

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