Research Article

Boehmite and Akaganeite 1D and 2D Mesostructures: Synthesis, Growth Mechanism, Ageing Characteristics and Surface Nanoscale Roughness Effect on Water Purification

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Removal efficacy of MS2 virus and RT bacteria by 3-mm deep precoat made from a mixture of 2Dγ-AlOOH/DE and DE particles with equal average particle size [1, 37]; (a, b) Diagram showing net surface charge density and velocity vector contours in the double layer region for the close cubic cell packing of: (a) 2Dγ-AlOOH/DE particles; (b) Mixture of DE and 2Dγ-AlOOH/DE particles.