A comparative study of surface modification in carbonized rice husk by acid treatment

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 170-176

  Sindhu, Mathilakhath ^a   Begum, Kadhar Mohamed Meera Sheriffa ^a   Sugashini, Sivaraju ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acid treatment; Activated carbon; Adsorption; Cr (VI) ions; Isotherms; Kinetics; Rice husk

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP RESIDUE; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; REACTION KINETICS; RICE; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 84916636884     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.692039     Document Type: Article

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