Flax shive as a source of activated carbon for metals remediation

BioResources

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 82-90

  Marshall, Wayne E ^a   Wartelle, Lynda H ^a   Akin, Danny E ^b  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Flax shive; Metal ion; Phosphoric acid activation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; FILTRATION; ION EXCHANGE; METAL IONS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POSITIVE IONS; POTABLE WATER;

FLAX SHIVE; METALS REMEDIATION; PHOSPHORIC ACID ACTIVATION;

FLAX;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CATIONS; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; FLAX; ION EXCHANGE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; SHIVES;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 34249310721     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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