Defluoridation of contaminated drinking water using neem charcoal adsorbent: Kinetics and equilibrium studies

International Journal of ChemTech Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 511-516

  Chakrabarty, Sutapa ^a   Sarma, H P ^a  

^a GAUHATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption kinetics; Biosorption; Neem Stem Charcoal; pH; Pseudo first order; Pseudo second order

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT; CHARCOAL; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; NEEM STEM CHARCOAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DEFLUORIDATION; NONHUMAN; PH; ROOM TEMPERATURE; ADSORPTION; HOMEOSTASIS; KINETICS; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 84860623113     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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