Defluoridation from aqueous solution using stone dust and activated alumina at a fixed ratio

Applied Water Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-36

  Umlong, Iohborlang M ^a   Das, Bodhaditya ^a   Devi, Rashmi Rekha ^a   Borah, Kusum ^a   Saikia, Lakhshya Bijoy ^a   Raul, Prasanta Kumar ^a   Banerjee, Saumen ^a   Singh, Lokendra ^a  

^a Defence R D Organization   (India)

Author keywords

Activated alumina; Adsorption isotherms; Defluoridation; Sorption unit; Stone dust

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED ALUMINA; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ALUMINUM OXIDE; DUST; EFFICIENCY; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; SOLUTIONS;

ADSORPTION STUDIES; BATCH STUDIES; DEFLUORIDATION; FLUORIDE REMOVAL; HIGH-FLOW RATE; REMOVAL CAPACITY; SIMPLE++; SORPTION UNIT; STONE DUSTS;

ADSORBENTS;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM OXIDE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; DUST; FLUORIDE;

EID: 84875868322     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21905495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13201-011-0019-9     Document Type: Article

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