Elucidating the adsorption mechanism of herbicide diuron onto activated carbons via steric, energetic and thermodynamic investigations.

The residues of the species Calophyllum inophyllum and Manihot esculenta were carbonized after impregnation with ZnCl2 to produce two different activated carbons (ACs). These adsorbents were subsequently used in the removal of the toxic herbicide Diuron. Both the produced adsorbents present function...