Treatment of water containg chromium (VI) using rice husk carbon as a newlow cost adsorbent

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 917-924

  Singh, S R ^a   Singh, A P ^b  

^a RBS College ^*  (India)

^b R B S COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption efficiency; Aqueous solution; Carcinogen; Electrostatic force; Reduction; Spectrum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868370912     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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