African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0786
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 1151

Full Length Research Paper

Hydrogen sulfide and ammonia removal from biogas using water hyacinth-derived carbon nanomaterials

Elizabeth Makauki
  • Elizabeth Makauki
  • Department of Water, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Environment Science and Engineering, P. O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Cecil K. King’ondu
  • Cecil K. King’ondu
  • Department of Water, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Environment Science and Engineering, P. O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Talam E. Kibona
  • Talam E. Kibona
  • Department of Water, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Environment Science and Engineering, P. O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 10 November 2016
  •  Accepted: 19 February 2017
  •  Published: 31 July 2017

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