Response Surface Modeling and Optimization of Chromium (Vi) Removal From Aqueous Solution Using Borasus Flabellifer Coir Powder

D. Krishna^a*, K. Siva Krishna^a, and R. Padma Sree^b

^aDepartment of Chemical Engineering, M.V.G.R. College of Engineering, Vizianagaram, India
^bDepartment of Chemical Engineering, A.U. Collge of Engg (A), Visakhapatnam, India

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