Removal of toxic Cr(VI) by the adsorption of activated carbons prepared from Simarouba shells

Indian Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-142

  Neelavathi, A ^a   Chandra Sekhar, K B ^a   Ramesh Babu, C ^b   Jayaveera, K N ^b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b JNTU Oil Technological Research Institute Anantapur   (India)

Author keywords

Activated carbons; Activated Simarouba carbon; Adsorption; Cr(VI)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENT; CHROMIUM; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ISOTHERM; PH; SIMAROUBACEAE;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; SEEDS; SIMAROUBA;

EID: 7644220628     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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