Removal of heavy metals by immobilized magnetite nano-particles

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 31, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 64-70

  Zach Maor, Adva ^a   Semiat, Raphael ^a   Shemer, Hilla ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Copper; Hexavalent chromium; Iron oxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052467061     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.2369     Document Type: Article

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