A comparative study of microwave and chemically treated Acacia nilotica leaf as an eco friendly adsorbent for the removal of rhodamine B dye from aqueous solution

The use of cheap and eco friendly adsorbents prepared from freely and abundantly available Acacia nilotica leaves have been investigated by batch methods. Microwave treated A. nilotica leaves (MVM) are more effective than chemically treated A. nilotica leaves (CVM) for the removal of rhodamine B (RH...

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Main Authors: T. Santhi, Ashly Leena Prasad, S. Manonmani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Arabian Journal of Chemistry
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187853521000256X