African Journal of
Pure and Applied Chemistry

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pure Appl. Chem.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0840
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPAC
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 368

Full Length Research Paper

Removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions using biochar prepared from Eichhorrnia crassipes (Water Hyacinth)-molasses composite: Kinetic and equilibrium studies

Mupa Mathew
  • Mupa Mathew
  • Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Bindura University of Science Education, Private Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe.
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Rutsito D. Desmond
  • Rutsito D. Desmond
  • Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Bindura University of Science Education, Private Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe.
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Musekiwa Caxton
  • Musekiwa Caxton
  • Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Bindura University of Science Education, Private Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe.
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  •  Received: 06 September 2016
  •  Accepted: 21 October 2016
  •  Published: 30 November 2016

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