Removal of excess fluoride from water using waste residue from alum manufacturing process

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 954-963

  Nigussie, Worku ^a   Zewge, Feleke ^a   Chandravanshi, B S ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Co existing anions; Defluoridation; Fluoride; Waste residue

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUORIDE MINERALS; ISOTHERMS; RATE CONSTANTS;

CO-EXISTING ANIONS; DEFLUORIDATION; WASTE RESIDUE;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; BICARBONATE; CHLORIDE; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; SULFATE;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUORIDE MINERALS; ISOTHERMS; RATE CONSTANTS;

ADSORPTION; CHLORIDE; FLUORIDE; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; SULFATE; WASTE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEFLUORIDATION; HEAT TREATMENT; ISOTHERM; KINETICS; PH; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADSORPTION; ALUM COMPOUNDS; FLUORIDES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34547165032     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.01.126     Document Type: Article

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