Cadmium removal by activated carbon, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, and carbon fly ash: a comparative study

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1417-1429

  Al Khaldi, Fahad Abdulaziz ^a   Abu Sharkh, Basel ^a   Abulkibash, Abdalla Mahmoud ^a   Atieh, Muataz Ali ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Cadmium removal; Carbon fly ash; Carbon nanofibers; Carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922401042     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.847805     Document Type: Article

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