Removal of phenol from aqueous solutions by rice husk ash and activated carbon

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1905-1910

  Kermani, M ^a   Pourmoghaddas, H ^a   Bina, B ^a   Khazaei, Z ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Aqueous solution; Granular activated carbon; Phenol; Rice husk ash

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749987528     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.1905.1910     Document Type: Article

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