Softening hard wellwaters with Moringa oleifera seed extracts

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 247-257

  Muyibi, Suleyman A ^a,b   Okuofu, Charles A ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherm hardwater; Moringa oleifera; polyelectrolyte; softening; wellwater

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CALCIUM; DOSIMETRY; MAGNESIUM; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYELECTROLYTES; POTABLE WATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEED; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERM HARDWATER; MORINGA OLEIFERA; SOFTENING; SOLUBLE HARDNESS; WELLWATER;

GROUNDWATER;

MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 0030484504     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207239608711061     Document Type: Article

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