Removal of fluoride from drinking water using aluminum hydroxide coated rice husk ash

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 185, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 1287-1294

  Ganvir, Vivek ^a   Das, Kalyan ^a  

^a TATA RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

AH coated RHA; Aluminum hydroxide (AH) coating; Drinking water; Fluoride removal; Rice husk ash (RHA)

Indexed keywords

AH COATED RHA; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE REMOVAL; RICE HUSK ASH;

ACTIVATED ALUMINA; ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM; COATINGS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DEWATERING; GROUNDWATER; POTABLE WATER; REMOVAL;

ALUMINUM COATINGS;

ADSORBENT; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALCIUM OXIDE; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; IRON OXIDE; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TAP WATER;

ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COATING; DENTAL HEALTH; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROXIDE; SKELETON; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; ASH; DEFLUORIDATION; PH; RICE HUSK ASH;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; FLUORIDES; ORYZA SATIVA; PARTICLE SIZE; WATER SUPPLY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

INDIA;

EID: 78649968688     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.10.044     Document Type: Article

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