Determination of metal content and an assessment of the potential use of waste cashew nut ash (CNSA) as a source for potash production

BioResources

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 529-536

  Ogundiran, Mary B ^a   Babayemi, Joshua O ^b   Nzeribe, Chima G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alkali; Ash; Cashew nut shell; Potash

Indexed keywords

AGRO-WASTES; ALKALI; ASH CONTENTS; CASHEW NUT; CASHEW NUT SHELL; CASHEW NUT SHELLS; DRY MATTERS; LAND-FILLINGS; METAL CONTENT; NIGERIA; POTASH PRODUCTION; WOOD ASH;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTENT;

POTASH;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE;

EID: 80054066932     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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