Defluoridation kinetics of 200 °c calcined bauxite, gypsum, and magnesite and breakthrough characteristics of their composite filter

Journal of Fluorine Chemistry

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 529-535

  Thole, Bernard ^a  

^a Ngurdoto Defluoridation Research Station   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Bauxite; Defluoridation; Fluorosis; Gypsum; Magnesite

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960115221     PISSN: 00221139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluchem.2011.05.016     Document Type: Article

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