23fc6527-3342-4054-b1a2-836dc2678c551st gally proof of 10152 _M. Ilyas_.pdfVIP

Uncorrected Proof 1 Thermodynamic and Kinetic Studies of Chromium (VI) Adsorption by Sawdust Activated Carbon Mohammad Ilyas*, Nadir Khan and Qamar Sultana National Center of Excellence in Physical Chemistry, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan. mohilyas52@* (Received on 23rd October 2013, accepted in revised form 21st April 2014) Summary: Low cost activated carbon, prepared from saw dust of Ziziphus jujube by chemical activation with phosphoric acid (H3PO4) was characterized and utilized for the removal of Cr (VI) ions from aqueous solution