Functionalization of carbon nanotubes by potassium permanganate assisted with phase transfer catalyst

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 962-965

  Zhang, Nanyan ^a   Xie, Jining ^a   Varadan, Vijay K ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OXIDATION; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLIDS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

PHASE TRANSFER CATALYST; POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE; SOLID PHASE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 0036959528     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/11/6/318     Document Type: Article

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