Removal of fluoride from aqueous solution: Status and techniques

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 51, Issue 16-18, 2013, Pages 3233-3247

  Singh, Kalpana ^a   Lataye, Dilip H ^a   Wasewar, Kailas L ^a,b   Yoo, Chang Kyoo ^b  

^a VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Electrochemical; Fluoride; Membrane; Precipitation; Removal; Treatment; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877915807     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.749036     Document Type: Review

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