Nature of ammonium ion adsorption by sepiolite: Analysis of equilibrium data with several isotherms

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1129-1138

  Balci, Suna ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherm; Ammonium removal; Sepiolite

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POSITIVE IONS;

ADSORPTION EQUILIBRIUM; FREUNDLICH MODELS;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS;

AMMONIA; MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE;

ADSORPTION; AMMONIUM; SEPIOLITE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ISOTHERM; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUSPENSION;

EID: 1242340470     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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