Molecular modeling of adsorptive energy storage: Hydrogen storage in single-walled carbon nanotubes

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 4647-4655

  Gordon, Peter A ^a   Saeger, Roland B ^a  

^a MOBIL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HYDROGEN;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; GRAVIMETRY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL;

EID: 0033452403     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie990503h     Document Type: Article

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