Sawdust: A green and economical sorbent for thallium removal

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 140, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 235-240

  Memon, Saima Q ^a   Memon, Najma ^a   Solangi, Amber R ^a   Memon, Jamil ur Rehman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Kinetics; Removal; Sawdust; Thallium; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); REACTION KINETICS; THALLIUM;

CARBOXYLIC GROUPS; PRECONCENTRATION;

SAWDUST;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); REACTION KINETICS; SAWDUST; THALLIUM;

CONCENTRATION; REACTION KINETICS; SAW DUST; THALLIUM;

CEDRUS;

EID: 44049090263     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.09.044     Document Type: Article

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