Sorptive Response Profile of Chitosan Coated Silica in the Defluoridation of Aqueous Solution

As excess of fluoride (> 1.5 mg/L) in drinking water is harmful to the human health, various treatment technologies for removing fluoride from groundwater and aqueous medium have been investigated in the past. Present investigation aims to develop chitosan coated silica (CCS) and to investigate t...

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Main Authors: Y. Vijaya, A. Krishnaiah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:E-Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/748153