Rice husk and activated carbon for waste water treatment of El-Mex Bay, Alexandria Coast, Egypt

Mamdouh S. Masoud; Wagdi M. El-Saraf; Ahmed M. Abdel - Halim; Alaa E. Ali; Essam A. Mohamed; Hamad M.I. Hasan

doi:10.1016/j.arabjc.2012.04.028

Arabian Journal of Chemistry (Nov 2016)

Rice husk and activated carbon for waste water treatment of El-Mex Bay, Alexandria Coast, Egypt

Mamdouh S. Masoud,
Wagdi M. El-Saraf,
Ahmed M. Abdel - Halim,
Alaa E. Ali,
Essam A. Mohamed,
Hamad M.I. Hasan

Affiliations

Mamdouh S. Masoud: Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
Wagdi M. El-Saraf: National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt
Ahmed M. Abdel - Halim: National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt
Alaa E. Ali: Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt
Essam A. Mohamed: Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt
Hamad M.I. Hasan: Faculty of Science, Omar El-Moktar University, El-Bieda, Libya

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2012.04.028
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. S2
pp. S1590 – S1596

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Activated carbon and rice husk were successfully applied for the removal of Fe(III) and Mn(II) ions from El-Umum drain water, Alexandria coast, Egypt. Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms are applied to give fruitful results. The rice husk was the best, as controlled from Xm and KF values.

Published in Arabian Journal of Chemistry

ISSN: 1878-5352 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/arabian-journal-of-chemistry/

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