01441nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245012400055210006900179260008600248300001600334490000700350520055900357653001500916653001600931653001800947653001900965653002500984100002301009700002701032700002601059856012601085       2016                        eng d  a1944-399400aUtilization of banana peel for the removal of benzoic and salicylic acid from aqueous solutions and its potential reuse0 aUtilization of banana peel for the removal of benzoic and salicy  a530 WALNUT STREET, STE 850, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USAbTAYLOR & FRANCIS INCcJUN  a12717-127290 v573 a<p>We report on the adsorptive removal of benzoic acid (BA) and salicylic acid (SA) using banana peel (BP), an abundantly available agricultural waste material, for the first time. BP was characterized by proximate analysis, FT-IR, scanning electron microscopy, BET surface area, and XRF. The number of basic sites on BP (4.9mmolg(-1)) is relatively more than acidic sites (0.75mmolg(-1)). The Langmuir uptake capacity values obtained are 6.62mgg(-1) for BA and 9.80mgg(-1) for SA. A mechanism for binding acid molecule to the BP surface is proposed.</p>10aAdsorption10aBanana peel10aBenzoic acids10aSalicylic acid10aWastewater treatment1 aPathak, Pranav, D.1 aMandavgane, Sachin, A.1 aKulkarni, Bhaskar, D.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/utilization-banana-peel-removal-benzoic-and-salicylic-acid-aqueous-solutions-and-its-0