Defluoridation of water by activated carbon prepared from banana (Musa paradisiaca) peel and coffee (Coffea arabica) husk

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1857-1866

  Getachew, T ^a   Hussen, A ^b   Rao, V M ^b  

^a BULE HORA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b DILLA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Adsorption capacity; Adsorption isotherm; Adsorption kinetics; Fluoride

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; COFFEE; DYES; ELECTRODES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; FRUITS; GROUNDWATER; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODES; KINETICS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION KINETICS; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE ADSORPTIONS; LANGMUIR ADSORPTION MODEL; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; PSEUDO-SECOND ORDER REACTIONS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES;

ADSORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SORPTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ETHIOPIA; LAKE AWASA;

COFFEA ARABICA; MUSA X PARADISIACA;

EID: 84928128421     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-014-0545-8     Document Type: Article

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