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Equilibrium, kinetic, and thermodynamic studies of lead ion and zinc ion adsorption from aqueous solution onto activated carbon prepared from palm oil mill effluent

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In this paper, an efficient activated carbon was prepared using palm oil mill effluent as a precursor, and the adsorption capacity of activated carbon for lead ion and zinc ion from aqueous media was investigated under equilibrium conditions between 303.15 and 353.15 K.
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This article is published in Journal of Cleaner Production.The article was published on 2017-04-01. It has received 188 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Adsorption & Activated carbon.

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Preparation and optimization of a low-cost adsorbent for heavy metal ions from red mud using fraction factorial design and Box-Behnken response methodology

TL;DR: In this article, a low-cost adsorbent for heavy metal ions by activating red mud (RM) using Ca2+ and Mg2+ mixed solution neutralization and high-temperature treatment is presented.
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Comparative study of catalytic performance and degradation kinetics of biodiesels produced using heterogeneous catalysts from kaolinite

TL;DR: In this article, the performance of the catalysts was tested under the same operating parameter (methanol/oil ratio, 5:1, at 200°C for 6h).
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Pushing the boundaries of heavy metal adsorption: A commentary on strategies to improve adsorption efficiency and modulate process mechanisms

TL;DR: In this article , the authors report the global applicability of adsorption as one of the most sustainable processes that can be technologically transform into a factorial model in mitigating heavy metals from wastewaters.
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Reporting physisorption data for gas/solid systems with special reference to the determination of surface area and porosity (Recommendations 1984)

TL;DR: Mise au point comportant des definitions generales et la terminologie, la methodologie utilisee, les procedes experimentaux, les interpretations des donnees d'adsorption, les determinations de l'aire superficielle, and les donnes sur la mesoporosite et la microporosite.
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Pore and solid diffusion models for fixed-bed adsorbers

TL;DR: In this article, the prosity factor of the pore model is shown to be very important, especially as the porosity decreases, and the importance of the two diffusional models with respect to the predicted breakthrough curves is demonstrated.
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Selective removal of the heavy metal ions from waters and industrial wastewaters by ion-exchange method.

TL;DR: By ion exchange undesirable ions are replaced by others which don't contribute to contamination of the environment by means various modern types of ion exchangers.
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Adsorption of basic dye (methylene blue) onto activated carbon prepared from rattan sawdust

TL;DR: In this article, the results of the best-fit model of the Langmuir and Freundlich models of adsorption were calculated and the results are discussed and the dimensionless factor, R L revealed the favorable nature of the isotherm of the dye-activated carbon system.
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Removal of heavy metal from industrial wastewater using modified activated coconut shell carbon

TL;DR: In this article, a cost effective biosorbent and the biosorption process involved in the adsorption of heavy metal-contaminated industrial wastewater using the developed bio-sorbent was studied.