Ammonium nitrogen removal from synthetic water by treatment with Tunisian natural clay

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 49, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 227-233

  Eturki, Saifeddine ^a,b   Kallali, Hamadi ^a   Jedidi, Naceur ^a   Ben Dhia, Hamed ^b  

^a University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Ammonium nitrogen removal; Natural clay; Sorption; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871122557     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.719327     Document Type: Article

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