Experimental, kinetic, equilibrium and regeneration studies for adsorption of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions using low cost adsorbent (activated flyash)

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 20, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 168-178

  Gupta, Suresh ^a   Babu, B V ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Activated fly ash; Adsorption; Adsorption isotherm; Batch studies; Cr(VI); Heavy metal removal; Kinetics; Regeneration; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958006211     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2010.1546     Document Type: Article

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