Optimum isotherms of dyes sorption by activated carbon: Fractional theoretical capacity & error analysis

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 251, Issue , 2014, Pages 236-247

  McKay, Gordon ^a   Mesdaghinia, Alireza ^b   Nasseri, Simin ^b   Hadi, Mahdi ^b   Solaimany Aminabad, Mehri ^c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KURDISTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Error analysis; Fractional Theoretical Capacity; Isotherms; Model selection

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AZO DYES; DYES; ERROR ANALYSIS; ISOTHERMS;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERM MODEL; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; GEOMETRICAL STRUCTURE; GOODNESS-OF-FIT MEASURE; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; MODEL SELECTION; MOLECULAR CALCULATIONS; THEORETICAL CAPACITY;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84900510482     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.04.054     Document Type: Article

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