Pesticides Removal Using Conventional and Low-Cost Adsorbents: A Review

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1105-1119

  Zolgharnein, Javad ^a   Shahmoradi, Ali ^a   Ghasemi, Jahanbakhsh ^b  

^a ARAK UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Isotherm; Kinetics; Pesticide; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; METABOLITE; MICROORGANISM; PESTICIDE; PH; REACTION KINETICS; SORPTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 83155190287     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: 18630669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.201000306     Document Type: Review

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