Adsorption of methylene blue on activated carbon fiber prepared from coconut husk: isotherm, kinetics and thermodynamics studies

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 52, Issue 34-36, 2014, Pages 6720-6732

  AL Aoh, Hatem A ^a   Yahya, Rosiyah ^a   Jamil Maah, M ^a   Radzi Bin Abas, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon fiber; Coconut husk fiber; Isotherm; Kinetics; Methylene blue; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DYE; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; FRUIT; PH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84908248802     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.831794     Document Type: Article

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