Application of pomegranate (Punica granatum) pulp as a new biosorbent for the removal of a model basic dye (methylene blue)

World Applied Sciences Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 965-975

  Güzel, Fuat ^a   Aksoy, Önder ^a   Akkaya, Gülbahar ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Kinetics; Methylene blue; Pomegranate pulp; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872763198     PISSN: 18184952     EISSN: 19916426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2012.20.07.1609     Document Type: Article

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