Granular activated carbons from nutshells for the uptake of metals and organic compounds
β Scribed by C.A. Toles; W.E. Marshall; M.M. Johns
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 779 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-6223
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