Adsorptive removal of methylene blue using the natural adsorbent-banana leaves

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 52, Issue 31-33, 2014, Pages 6104-6112

  Krishni, R R ^a   Foo, K Y ^b   Hameed, B H ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Banana leaves; Equilibrium; Isotherm; Kinetic; Methylene blue

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSION; DYE; EQUILIBRIUM; LEAF; PH; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER;

EID: 84907882117     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.815687     Document Type: Article

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