Journal Article10.1016/J.COLSURFA.2019.124036
Arsenic(V) removal by granular adsorbents made from water treatment residuals materials and chitosan
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TL;DR: A novel granular adsorbent (GA) consisting of spheres with size ranging from 1.6 to 1.8mm, was made of iron-containing backwashing residual sludge as mentioned in this paper.
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About: This article is published in Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. The article was published on 20 Jan 2020. The article focuses on the topics: Freundlich equation & Adsorption.
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