Optimizing the preparation of carbonaceous adsorbents for the selective removal of textile dyes by using Taguchi methodology

Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis

Volumn 109, Issue , 2014, Pages 9-20

  Ramírez Montoya, Luis A ^a   Hernández Montoya, Virginia ^a   Montes Morán, Miguel A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE AGUASCALIENTES   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon; Dyes; Taguchi method

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DYES; FRUITS; GAS ADSORPTION; IRON COMPOUNDS; STRIPPING (DYES); TAGUCHI METHODS;

FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; NITROGEN ADSORPTION ISOTHERM; ORTHOGONAL ARRAY; PHYSICAL ACTIVATION; PISTACHIO SHELLS; REACTIVE BLACK 5; SELECTIVE REMOVAL; TAGUCHI METHODOLOGY;

CARBONACEOUS ADSORBENTS;

EID: 84908212117     PISSN: 01652370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2014.07.018     Document Type: Article

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