Use of Coconut Fibre Pith-Based Pseudo-Activated Carbon for Chromium (VI) Removal

Indian Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 289-298

  Manju, G N ^b   Anirudhan, T S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KERALA   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherm; Coconut fibre pith; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000906026     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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