title: RETRACTED: Adsorption of Crystal violet on raw and acid-treated montmorillonite, K10, in aqueous suspension.
abstract: This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal).
  This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief.
  After further consultation with the experts conducting research in the area of XRD and FTIR spectrum, it has been concluded that the appropriate action for this case is the full retraction of the article from the Journal of Environmental Management.
  The rationale for this decision is what the journal has concluded to be the fabrication of data associated with Figure 2a in the manuscript which shows three distinct areas in the noise patters with unusual similarities to be considered as coincidental. The data presented in Figure 2a jeopardizes the quality of the manuscript and the conclusions drawn based on the data presented in Figure 2.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Gauhati University, Guwahati 781014, Assam, India.
authors: Gautam Kumar
authors: GK
authors: Sarma
authors: Department of Chemistry, B N College, Dhubri 783324, Assam, India.
authors: Susmita
authors: S
authors: Sen Gupta
authors: Department of Chemistry, Gauhati University, Guwahati 781014, Assam, India. Electronic address: kgbhattacharyya@gmail.com.
authors: Krishna G
authors: KG
authors: Bhattacharyya
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001546:Bentonite / Q000737:chemistry*; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D005840:Gentian Violet / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D013464:Sulfuric Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D013535:Suspensions; D013696:Temperature; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D013464:Sulfuric Acids; D013535:Suspensions; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D001546:Bentonite; D005840:Gentian Violet; C033158:sulfuric acid
keywords: Adsorption capacity; Crystal violet; Dye removal; Montmorillonite K10