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BMO binary mixed oxide of Al-Fe
BOD biological oxygen demand
BP banana peel powder
initial liquid phase adsorbate concentration
C 0
equilibrium liquid phase concentration
C e
COD chemical oxygen demand
CWAO catalytic wet air oxidation
d grain size of the crystallite
FTIR Fourier transform infrared
JSC jute stick chars
NL neem leaf
P phenol
PPC potato peel chars
q e quantity of adsorbate per unit mass of the adsorbent at equilibrium
SEM scanning electron micrograph
TW tea waste
WPO wet peroxide oxidation
XRD X-ray diffraction
b full width at half maximum
u angle of reflection
l wavelength of the X-ray used

Subscripts
ads adsorption
des desorption
e equilibrium
H high
L low
M medium
max maximum
ZPC zero point charge

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