title: Comments on "Fluoride removal from water using activated and MnO2-coated tamarind fruit (Tamarindus indica) shell: batch and column studies".
abstract: This response comments on the importance and advantage of employing constraint on isotherm and kinetic models, for the benefit of young scientific researchers.
authors.affiliation: PG & Research Department of Chemistry, Sri Paramakalyani College, Alwarkurichi 627 412, Tamilnadu, India. liviveera@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alagumuthu
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Veeraputhiran
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rajan
mesh_terms: D005459:Fluorides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017895:Manganese Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry; D029861:Tamarindus / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D017895:Manganese Compounds; D010087:Oxides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D005459:Fluorides; C016552:manganese dioxide