Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution by carbon nanotubes: Adsorption equilibrium and kinetics

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 208-211

  Li, Yan Hui ^a,b   Di, Ze Chao ^a,b   Luan, Zhao Kun ^a   Ding, Jun ^b   Zou, Hua ^a   Wu, Xiao Qing ^a   Xu, Cai Lu ^b   Wu, De Hai ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Carbon nanotubes; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; HYDROCARBONS; LANGMUIR BLODGETT FILMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIC ACID; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS;

BET METHOD; LASER PARTICLE ANALYZER;

HEAVY METALS;

CARBON NANOTUBE; HEAVY METAL; NITRIC ACID;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; HEAVY METAL; METAL EXTRACTION; NANOTUBE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SEWAGE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADSORPTION; KINETICS; METALS, HEAVY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NANOTUBES, CARBON; NITRIC ACID; PARTICLE SIZE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 1842559268     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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