Removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution using acid/base treated rice husk as an adsorbent

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 49, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 376-383

  Ashiq, Muhammad Naeem ^a   Najam Ul Haq, Muhammad ^a   Amanat, Tahira ^a   Saba, Ambreen ^a   Qureshi, Ashfaq Mahmood ^a   Nadeem, Muhammad ^b,c  

^a BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN BHD   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adsorption kinetics; Langmuir model; Methylene blue; Rice husk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871146143     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.719467     Document Type: Article

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