Preparation of rice hull activated carbon for the removal of selected pharmaceutical waste compounds in hospital effluent
The adsorbent (activated carbon) was prepared from rice hull obtained from communal farmers in Mutoko North (Zimbabwe) by chemical activation using phosphoric acid and was used in the adsorption of aspirin, paracetamol and ibuprofen from hospital effluent. Characterization of the rice hull activated...
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| Language: | English |
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Environmental and Analytical Toxicology
2016
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| Online Access: | http://www.omicsonline.org/open-access http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1575 |
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