Treatment of arsenic-contaminated groundwater by a low cost activated alumina adsorbent prepared by partial thermal dehydration

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 11, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 275-282

  Sen, Mou ^a   Pal, Parimal ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Activated alumina; Adsorption surface; Arsenic adsorption; Thermal dehydration

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950368891     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.857     Document Type: Article

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