Ammonium ions removal from aqueous solutions using mesoporous (Al)Si-MCM-41

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1243-1250

  Copcia, Violeta Elena ^a   Luchian, Camelia Elena ^a   Bilba, Nicolae ^a  

^a ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Kinetics; LTA; Mesoporous aluminosilicate MCM 41; Sorption isotherms

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751500803     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2010.161     Document Type: Article

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