Mercury adsorption stoichiometry of ceramic and activated carbon from aqueous phase under different pH and temperature

Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 52-59

  Bhakta, J N ^a   Salim, Md ^a   Yamasaki, K ^a   Munekage, Y ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adsorbents; Adsorption efficiency; Mercury; pH; SEM EDS; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955235037     PISSN: 1816949X     EISSN: 18187803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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