An Insight Into the Production, Characterization, and Mechanisms of Action of Low-Cost Adsorbents for Removal of Organics From Aqueous Solution

S. Kushwaha Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India

H. Soni Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India

V. Ageetha Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India

P. Padmaja Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India

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