Application of natural and modified sugar cane bagasse for the removal of dye from aqueous solution

In the present study waste product of sugar mill (bagasse) was used as low-cost adsorbent in its natural, and modified forms for the removal of malachite green (MG) dye. Chemical treatment of sugar cane bagasse (SB) was carried out with formaldehyde and sulfuric acid which produced carbonaceous baga...

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Main Authors: Hajira Tahir, Muhammad Sultan, Nasir Akhtar, Uzma Hameed, Tahreem Abid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Saudi Chemical Society
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319610312001391