Defluoridation of water using low cost activated carbons

Indian Journal of Environmental Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 154-160

  Mariappan, P ^c   Yegnaraman, V ^a   Vasudevan, T ^b  

^a CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; BICARBONATE; FLUORIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DEFLUORIDATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ION EXCHANGE; PARAMETER; PH; PRECIPITATION; PROSOPIS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SYNTHESIS; TECHNIQUE; WATER TREATMENT;

PROSOPIS;

EID: 0037315292     PISSN: 02537141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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