Biosorption of hexavalent chromium ions from aqueous solutions using almond green hull as a low-cost biosorbent

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 392-400

  Sahranavard, Maryam ^a   Ahmadpour, Ali ^b   Doosti, Mohammad Reza ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRJAND   (Iran)

Author keywords

Almond green hull; Chromium; Low Cost; Sorbent; Water Pollution.

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052088970     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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