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Ho, Y.S. (2004), Selection of optimum sorption isotherm. Carbon, 42 (10), 2115-2116.
Document type: Letter Language: English Cited References: 6 Times Cited: 161 Times self cited: 14
Keywords: Adsorption, Modeling, Adsorption Properties, Phase Equilibria, Adsorption
Addresses: Ho YS (reprint author), Taipei Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, 250 Wu Hsing St, Taipei,
11014 Taiwan
E-mail Addresses: ysho@tmu.edu.tw
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143. Kumar, K.V. (2006), A note on the comments by Dr. Y.S. Ho on "Remediation of soil
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