The mechanism of phosphate removal from aqueous solution by fly ash and slag

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1614-1617

  Agyei, Nana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Fly ash; Ordinary Portland cement; Phosphate; Slag

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CEMENT; FLY ASH; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SLAG;

EID: 70349934103     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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