Effective removal of nitrate and phosphate anions from aqueous solutions using functionalised chitosan beads

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 52, Issue 13-15, 2014, Pages 2583-2593

  Sowmya, A ^a   Meenakshi, S ^a  

^a GANDHIGRAM RURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chitosan beads; Isotherms; Kinetics; Nitrate; Phosphate; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ANION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOREACTOR; ISOTHERM; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; REGENERATION;

EID: 84897971090     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.798842     Document Type: Article

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