Abstract: Dihydroxybenzenes (DHBs) are widely used to manufacture a variety of chemicals. Because of their broad array of uses, they are found in the effluents of many industries and cause environmental contamination of aquifers and ...

Abstract: This paper deals with the physicochemical treatment of petrochemical wastewater emanating from a purified terephthalic acid (PTA) manufacturing unit. The PTA wastewater has a very high chemical-oxygen demand (

Abstract: This paper reports the adsorptive removal of hydroquinone (HQ) from aqueous solution by granulated activated carbon (GAC). Physicochemical properties including surface area and surface texture of the GAC, before and after ...