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A. W. Adamson

Bio: A. W. Adamson is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Adsorption & Aqueous solution. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 2199 citations.


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TL;DR: In this paper, a literature review of the use of sorbents and biosorbents to treat polluted aqueous effluents containing dyes:organics or metal ions has been conducted.

13,746 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a comparison of kinetic models describing the sorption of pollutants has been reviewed, and the rate models evaluated include the Elovich equation, the pseudo-first order equation and the pseudo second order equation.

2,119 citations

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TL;DR: The sorption capacities of commercial developed carbons and other low cost sorbents for chromium remediation are provided, and particular attention is paid to comparing the sorption efficiency and capacities of commercially available activated carbons to otherLow cost alternatives.

1,611 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the physical bases underlying the definition of a sorption isotherm, different empirical or mechanistic models, and details several experimental methods to acquire a sink.

1,482 citations

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TL;DR: Analysis of sorption data using a Boyd plot confirms that external mass transfer is the rate limiting step in the sorption process.

1,455 citations