The Teff straw: a novel low-cost adsorbent for quantitative removal of Cr(VI) from contaminated aqueous samples

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2925-2936

  Tadesse, Bezuayehu ^a   Teju, Endale ^a   Megersa, Negussie ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherm; Adsorption kinetics; Cr(VI); FT IR; Teff straw

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CHROMIUM; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; KINETICS; SOLID WASTE;

ERAGROSTIS TEF;

EID: 84946433999     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2014.968214     Document Type: Article

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