Preparation of activated carbon from <i>Dipterocarpus alatus</i> fruit and its application for methylene blue adsorption
Chantakorn Patawat, Ketsara Silakate, Somchai Chuan-Udom, Nontipa Supanchaiyamat, Andrew J. Hunt, Yuvarat Ngernyen
Abstract
fruit is a low cost and effective adsorbent with a fast rate for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions when compared with a number of activated carbons studied in the literature.
Topics & Concepts
AdsorptionMethylene blueFreundlich equationActivated carbonLangmuirAqueous solutionChemistryLangmuir adsorption modelNuclear chemistryChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryCatalysisPhotocatalysisEngineeringAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal