Removal of arsenic from aqueous solution: A study of the effects of pH and interfering ions using iron oxide nanomaterials

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue , 2012, Pages 30-36

  Luther, Steven ^a   Borgfeld, Nathan ^a   Kim, Jisoo ^a   Parsons, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic(III); Arsenic(V); Iron oxide nanomaterials; PH studies; Sorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 83555174875     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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