Corncob as an effective, eco-friendly, and economic biosorbent for removing the azo dye Direct Yellow 27 from aqueous solutions.

The corncob is an agricultural waste generated in huge quantities during corn processing. In this paper, we tested the capacity of corncob particles for water purification by removing the azo dye Direct Yellow 27 (DY27) via biosorption. The biosorption process was investigated in terms of the kineti...

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Main Authors: Nayda Karina Berber-Villamar, Alma Rosa Netzahuatl-Muñoz, Liliana Morales-Barrera, Griselda Ma Chávez-Camarillo, César Mateo Flores-Ortiz, Eliseo Cristiani-Urbina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5919615?pdf=render