Studies on removal of malathion from water by means of activated charcoal.
The utility of activated charcoal for the removal of malathion from saline waters has been explored. The adsorption capacity of charcoal for malathion has been found to be 117 mg g-1. Adsorption follows the Freundlich adsorption isotherms, the value of k and 1/n for charcoal being 1.6 and 0.60, respectively. Malathion can be eluted with methanol or ethanolic potassium hydroxide.
Chemical Laboratory, College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, India.
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D000327:Adsorption; D002606:Charcoal; D005374:Filtration; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008294:Malathion / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012997:Solvents; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis*
D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012997:Solvents; D014867:Water; D002606:Charcoal; D008294:Malathion