Investigation on fixed bed column performance of fluoride adsorption by sugarcane charcoal

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1059-1064

  Mondal, N K ^a   Bhaumik, R ^a   Roy, P ^a   Das, B ^a   Datta, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

BDST model; Column adsorption; Fluoride adsorbent; Sugarcane charcoal; Thomas kinetic model

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOREACTOR; CHARCOAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUORIDE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REACTION KINETICS; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SORPTION;

CHARCOAL; FLUORIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PH; SUGARCANE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; CHARCOAL; FLUORIDES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SACCHARUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84892761579     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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