Methods for boron removal from aqueous solutions - A review

Desalination

Volumn 310, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-24

  Wolska, Joanna ^a   Bryjak, Marek ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Boron; Hybrid systems; Materials; Polymer microspheres; Removal technologies

Indexed keywords

BORON REMOVAL; MEMBRANE SEPARATION; POLYMER MICROSPHERES; RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY; SEPARATION METHODS;

BORON; HYBRID MATERIALS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; MATERIALS; MICROFILTRATION; SEPARATION;

ADSORPTION;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BORON; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; POLYMER; SEPARATION; SORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84870865020     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.08.003     Document Type: Review

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