Comments on the paper: a critical review of the applicability of Avrami fractional kinetic equation in adsorption-based water treatment studies

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 57, Issue 41, 2016, Pages 19566-19571

  Lima, Eder C ^a   Cestari, Antonio R ^b   Adebayo, Matthew A ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Avrami fractional kinetic adsorption model; Interpretation of Avrami equation; Kinetics of adsorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945237205     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1095129     Document Type: Letter

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