Optimization study on sewage sludge conditioning using Moringa oleifera seeds

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 16, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 402-410

  Tat, Wai Kien ^a   Idris, Azni ^a   Noor, Megat Johari Megat Mohd ^a   Mohamed, Thamer A ^a   Ghazali, Abdul Halim ^a   Muyibi, Suleyman A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Moringa oleifera; Natural polymer; Optimization; Response surface design methods; Sludge conditioning

Indexed keywords

MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 77954234618     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2010.1271     Document Type: Article

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