The Removal of Methylene Blue Dye from Aqueous Solutions Using Activated and Non-Activated Bentonites

An improvement in the adsorption capacity of naturally available bentonite towards water pollutants such as Methylene Blue dye (MBD) is certainly needed. For this purpose, sodium bentonite was activated by two methods: (1) treatment with sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) as an ionic surfactant and (2) t...

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Main Authors: Sameer Al-Asheh, Fawzi Banat, Leena Abu-Aitah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2003-06-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/026361703769645780