African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Thermo-chemical sequestration of naphthalene using Borassus flabellifer Shell activated carbon: Effect of influencing parameters, isotherm and kinetic study

J. Aravind Kumar
  • J. Aravind Kumar
  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama University, Chennai, Tamil nadu, India.
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D. Joshua Amarnath
  • D. Joshua Amarnath
  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama University, Chennai, Tamil nadu, India.
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S. Anuradha Jabasingh
  • S. Anuradha Jabasingh
  • Process Engineering Division, School of Chemical and Bio Engineering, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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S. Sathish
  • S. Sathish
  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama University, Chennai, Tamil nadu, India.
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  •  Received: 06 September 2016
  •  Accepted: 28 October 2016
  •  Published: 30 November 2016

How to cite this article

APA /
Kumar, J. A., Amarnath, D. J., Jabasingh, S. A., & Sathish, S. (2016). Thermo-chemical sequestration of naphthalene using Borassus flabellifer Shell activated carbon: Effect of influencing parameters, isotherm and kinetic study. African Journal of Biotechnology , 15(48), 2703-2713.
Chicago /
J. Aravind Kumar, D. Joshua Amarnath, S. Anuradha Jabasingh and S.Sathish. "Thermo-chemical sequestration of naphthalene using Borassus flabellifer Shell activated carbon: Effect of influencing parameters, isotherm and kinetic study." African Journal of Biotechnology 15, no. 48 (2016): 2703-2713.
MLA /
J. Aravind Kumar, et al. "Thermo-chemical sequestration of naphthalene using Borassus flabellifer Shell activated carbon: Effect of influencing parameters, isotherm and kinetic study." African Journal of Biotechnology 15.48 (2016): 2703-2713.