MODIFIED PLANTAIN PEEL AS CELLULOSE-BASED LOW-COST ADSORBENT FOR THE REMOVAL OF 2,6-DICHLOROPHENOL FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION: ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS, KINETIC MODELING, AND THERMODYNAMIC STUDIES

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