Adsorptive removal of fluoride from aqueous media using citrus limonum (lemon) leaf

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 112, Issue , 2014, Pages 97-103

  Tomar, Vaishali ^a   Prasad, Surendra ^b   Kumar, Dinesh ^a  

^a BANASTHALI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Citrus limonum leaf; Fluoride; Lemon leaf; Removal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885771320     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2013.09.010     Document Type: Article

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