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Agricultural Wastes Derived Activated Carbon for the Removal of Iron from Car-Wash Wastewater

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S
Volume 32 (2025): Issue 1 (March 2025)
By: Tasnim Fahim Chyad,  Zaman Ageel Hammood and  Rasha Al-Saedi  
Open Access
|Apr 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eces-2025-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2084-4549 | Journal ISSN: 1898-6196
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Language: English
Page range: 85 - 98
Published on: Apr 10, 2025
Published by: Society of Ecological Chemistry and Engineering
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
activated carbon,
adsorption,
car-wash,
wastewater,
iron
Related subjects:
Chemistry,
Sustainable and green chemistry,
Engineering,
Electrical engineering,
Energy engineering,
Life sciences,
Ecology

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