Packed Bed Column Studies for the Removal of Lead (II) using Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 296-305

  Nwabanne, J T ^a   Okoye, A C ^a   Lebele Alawa, B T ^b  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Empty fruit bunch; Lead; Packed bed column; Removal

Indexed keywords

EID: 80955166890     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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