Enhancing metal adsorption potential of neem (Azadirachta Indica) sawdust through sonication in mixture acid medium

Pollution Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 489-493

  Arumugam, ^a   Ponnusami, V ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Isotherm; Nickel; Sawdust; Sonication

Indexed keywords

ACID; ADSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; ISOTHERM; LIGNIN; METAL; NICKEL; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTEWATER; WATER TECHNOLOGY; WATER TREATMENT;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA;

EID: 84857845526     PISSN: 02578050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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