Adsorption of Rhodamine B on activated carbon obtained from pericarp of rubber fruit in comparison with the commercial activated carbon

Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 177-187

  Hayeeye, Fareeda ^a   Sattar, Maimoon ^a   Tekasakul, Surajit ^a   Sirichote, Orawan ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Langmuir adsorption isotherm; Pericarp of rubber fruit; Rhodamine B

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899712359     PISSN: 01253395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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