Development of immobilized microcrystalline cellulose as an effective adsorbent for methylene blue dye removal

This article presents the work done on the utilization of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) extracted from oil palm fronds (OPF) as a renewable and novel adsorbent. Poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC) and epoxidized natural rubber-50 (ENR-50) were used for the immobilization of MCC/ENR/PVC on the glass subst...

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Main Authors: Caryn Hui Chuin Tan, Sumiyyah Sabar, M. Hazwan Hussin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:South African Journal of Chemical Engineering
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1026918518300556