Accepted Manuscript Title: Development of aluminum and zirconium based xerogel for defluoridation of drinking water: study of material properties, solution kinetics and thermodynamics Authors: Simpi Bhawna Patel, Amulya Kumar Panda, S.K. Swain, Tanushree Patnaik, Fabrice Muller, Sandrine Delpeux-Ouldriane, Laurent Duclaux, R.K. Dey PII: S2213-3437(18)30564-5 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.09.031 Reference: JECE 2652 To appear in: Received date: 14-7-2018 Revised date: 15-9-2018 Accepted date: 18-9-2018 Please cite this article as: Patel SB, Panda AK, Swain SK, Patnaik T, Muller F, Delpeux- Ouldriane S, Duclaux L, Dey RK, Development of aluminum and zirconium based xerogel for defluoridation of drinking water: study of material properties, solution kinetics and thermodynamics, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2018.09.031 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.