Aims: To set up high adsorbent materials at lower cost from agricultural wastes in this case maize cobs and to characterize these materials. Study Design: Determination of the textural and physicochemical properties of the prepared materials. Place and Duration of Study: Technolo...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2012/1806
This present research was aimed at studying the adsorption characteristics of Cu(II) ions from aqueous solutions onto two samples of low-cost, cocoa shell-based activated carbons (CSBAC) using the batch adsorption mode. Activated carbon samples were obtained by chemical treatment...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12742
The adsorption capacity of Nickel (Ni2+) and Copper (Cu2+) ions from an aqueous solution by activated carbon prepared from Balanites aegyptiaca shells. ¶Prepared activated carbon was characterized by Fourier transform infra red spectroscopy FTIR, and by determination of the iodin...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/14514
The use of clay materials in the treatment of filthy water and industrial waste is a promising way for the restoration of the environment. Following this view, clay materials of Boboyo (from Far North Region of Cameroon), specially made up of smectite, have been pillared with pol...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/11726