Pesticide mineralization in water using silver nanoparticles

International Journal of Chemical Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1463-1471

  Manimegalai, G ^a   Shantha Kumar, S ^a   Sharma, Chandan ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Alumina; Cellulose acetate membrane; Mineralization; Nanoparticles; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856246070     PISSN: 0972768X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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