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Igwegbe, C. A., Umembamalu, C. J., Osuagwu, E. U., Oba, S. N., & Emembolu, L. N. (2021). Studies on Adsorption Characteristics of Corn Cobs Activated Carbon for the Removal of Oil and Grease from Oil Refinery Desalter Effluent in a Downflow Fixed Bed Adsorption Equipment. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 5(1), em0145. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/9285

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Igwegbe CA, Umembamalu CJ, Osuagwu EU, Oba SN, Emembolu LN. Studies on Adsorption Characteristics of Corn Cobs Activated Carbon for the Removal of Oil and Grease from Oil Refinery Desalter Effluent in a Downflow Fixed Bed Adsorption Equipment. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2021;5(1):em0145. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/9285

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Igwegbe CA, Umembamalu CJ, Osuagwu EU, Oba SN, Emembolu LN. Studies on Adsorption Characteristics of Corn Cobs Activated Carbon for the Removal of Oil and Grease from Oil Refinery Desalter Effluent in a Downflow Fixed Bed Adsorption Equipment. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2021;5(1), em0145. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/9285

Chicago

Igwegbe, Chinenye Adaobi, Chinedu Josiah Umembamalu, Emmanuel Ugochukwu Osuagwu, Stephen N. Oba, and Lovet N. Emembolu. "Studies on Adsorption Characteristics of Corn Cobs Activated Carbon for the Removal of Oil and Grease from Oil Refinery Desalter Effluent in a Downflow Fixed Bed Adsorption Equipment". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research 2021 5 no. 1 (2021): em0145. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/9285

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Igwegbe, C. A., Umembamalu, C. J., Osuagwu, E. U., Oba, S. N., and Emembolu, L. N. (2021). Studies on Adsorption Characteristics of Corn Cobs Activated Carbon for the Removal of Oil and Grease from Oil Refinery Desalter Effluent in a Downflow Fixed Bed Adsorption Equipment. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 5(1), em0145. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/9285

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Igwegbe, Chinenye Adaobi et al. "Studies on Adsorption Characteristics of Corn Cobs Activated Carbon for the Removal of Oil and Grease from Oil Refinery Desalter Effluent in a Downflow Fixed Bed Adsorption Equipment". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, vol. 5, no. 1, 2021, em0145. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/9285