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Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
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Fixed bed study of nitrate removal from water by protonated cross-linked chitosan supported by biomass-derived carbon particles

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Pages 777-787 | Received 01 Sep 2019, Accepted 06 Mar 2020, Published online: 18 Mar 2020

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