Correlation between firing temperature and defluoridation capacity of brick clay

International Journal of Global Environmental Issues

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-248

  Seneviratne, Chamara ^a   Priyantha, Namal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Bulk and surface properties; Defluoridation; Firing of brick clay; Fluoride brick particle interaction; Freundlich adsorption isotherm; Langmuir adsorption isotherm; Pollution prevention; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUORIDE; ISOTHERM; POLLUTION CONTROL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 68149164462     PISSN: 14666650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGENVI.2009.026945     Document Type: Article

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