The Mexican cactus as a new environmentally benign material for the removal of contaminants in drinking water

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 930, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-13

  Young, Kevin Andrew ^a   Anzalone, Alessandro ^a,b   Pichler, Thomas ^a   Picquart, Michel ^c   Alcantar, Norma A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; FLOCCULATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANTS (BOTANY); POTABLE WATER; SUGAR (SUCROSE); WATER TREATMENT;

GALACTURONIC ACIDS; MEXICAN CACTUS; MUCILAGE CONCENTRATION;

IMPURITIES;

EID: 33947618633     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1557/proc-0930-jj01-01     Document Type: Conference Paper

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