Dye and its removal from aqueous solution by adsorption: A review

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 209, Issue , 2014, Pages 172-184

  Yagub, Mustafa T ^a   Sen, Tushar Kanti ^a   Afroze, Sharmeen ^a   Ang, H M ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption characteristics; Dye removal; Low cost adsorbents

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENTS; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; STRIPPING (DYES); WASTE TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION CHARACTERISTIC; AGRICULTURAL BY-PRODUCTS; DYE ADSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS; DYE REMOVAL; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; INITIAL DYE CONCENTRATION; LOW-COST ADSORBENTS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESS;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84901603925     PISSN: 00018686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2014.04.002     Document Type: Review

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