T. Nwabanne Joseph

Sorption Studies of Dyestuffs on Low-cost Adsorbent

T. Nwabanne Joseph, Okpe Emmanuel Chinonye, Asadu Christian Oluchukwu & Onu Chijioke Elijah · Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences · 2018

This work presents the results of sorption studies of orange G and phenol Red dyes onto palm kernel shell activated carbon (PKS-AC). The adsorbent was prepared by chemical activation using zinc chloride. The effect of various parameters such pH, initial ion concentration, contact...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJOPACS/2018/39338

Application of Response Surface Methodology in Phenol Red Adsorption Using Kola Nut (Cola acuminata) Shell Activated Carbon

T. Nwabanne Joseph, Okpe Emmanuel Chinonye, Asadu Christian Oluchukwu & Onu Chijioke Elijah · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2018

The application of response surface methodology in phenol red adsorption using kola nut shell activated carbon was studied. Chemical method of activation using zinc chloride (ZnCl2) was used to prepare the carbon. The impregnated samples were kept in an oven at 383K for 24 hours....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2017/39421