Removal of methylene blue contaminant by natural and modified low cost agricultural by-product

dc.contributor.author	Yagub, Musstafa T. A.
dc.contributor.supervisor	Prof. Ming Ang
dc.contributor.supervisor	Dr Tushar Sen
dc.date.accessioned	2017-01-30T10:07:11Z
dc.date.available	2017-01-30T10:07:11Z
dc.date.created	2014-05-02T06:27:53Z
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1468
dc.description.abstract	The study identified an environmentally sustainable agricultural by-product, pine cone and pine leaves, as an effective adsorbent in the removal of methylene blue dye from aqueous solution. Batch studies were made under various operating conditions of pH, initial dye concentration, contact time, salt concentration, agitation speed, adsorbent dosage, and temperature. The kinetics and mechanism of the dye adsorption were obtained. Successful column studies were conducted with pine cone to simulate actual water treatment systems.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Curtin University
dc.title	Removal of methylene blue contaminant by natural and modified low cost agricultural by-product
dc.type	Thesis
dcterms.educationLevel	PhD
curtin.department	Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering
curtin.accessStatus	Open access