Adsorptive removal of p-nitrophenol on microporous activated carbon by FeCl3 activation: equilibrium and kinetics studies

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 522-531

  Ahmed, Muthanna J ^a,b   Theydan, Samar K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption isotherm; Date pits; Kinetics; p Nitrophenol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931007573     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2014.920731     Document Type: Article

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