Defluoridation of commercial and analar sodium fluoride solutions without using additives by batch electrocoagulation-flotation technique

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 44, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 110-117

  Naim, Mona M ^a   Moneer, Abeer A ^b   El Said, Ghada F ^b  

^a Alexandria University The Faculty Of Engineering   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bipolar; Commercial and analar NaF solutions; Defluoridation; Electrocoagulation flotation; Monopolar; Tap water

Indexed keywords

EID: 85025322364     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.691802     Document Type: Article

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