Investigations on the possibility of natural hemp fibers use for Zn(II) ions removal from wastewaters

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 687-693

  Paduraru, Carmen ^a   Tofan, Lavinia ^a  

^a GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Hemp fibers; Isotherm; Sorption; Wastewaters

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 58649104468     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2008.091     Document Type: Article

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