Activated Coconut Charcoal as a super adsorbent for the removal of organophosphorous pesticide monocrotophos from water

The detrimental consequences of pesticide residues in water are a key concern to be addressed. In this work, we report the adsorptive removal of an organophosphorus pesticide monocrotophos onto Activated Coconut Charcoal (AcCoC) as the adsorbent. This adsorbent showed good ability to remove monocrot...

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Main Authors: Jagadeesh Kodali, Sathvika Talasila, Balasubramanian Arunraj, Rajesh Nagarathnam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666016421000219