Application of a compound containing silica for removing ammonium in aqueous media

Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 105-111

  Soltani, R Darvishi Cheshmeh ^a   Safari, M ^b   Rezaee, A ^c   Godini, H ^d  

^a ARAK UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KURDISTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d LORESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Ammonium; Ferrosilicon compound; Isotherm; Kinetic

Indexed keywords

DYES; ISOTHERMS; KINETICS; SILICA; SILICON STEEL;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; AMMONIUM; AMMONIUM CONCENTRATIONS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DUBININ-RADUSHKEVICH; FERROSILICON COMPOUND; ISOTHERM MODELS; PSEUDO-SECOND-ORDER KINETIC MODELS;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84920869700     PISSN: 19447442     EISSN: 19447450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.11969     Document Type: Article

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