Preparation and application of alumina/chitosan biocomposite

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-154

  Rajiv Gandhi, Muniyappan ^a   Viswanathan, Natrayasamy ^b   Meenakshi, S ^a  

^a GANDHIGRAM RURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alumina; Chitosan; Chromium; Composite; Sorption

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALCIUM ION; CHITOSAN; CHLORIDE ION; CHROMIUM; MAGNESIUM ION; NITRATE; SULFATE; POLLUTANT; WATER;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PH; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY ANALYSIS; ADSORPTION; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINETICS; POLLUTANT; TIME;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CHITOSAN; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 77954142408     PISSN: 01418130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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