Carbon nanotubes and cyclodextrin polymers for removing organic pollutants from water

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-17

  Salipira, K L ^a   Mamba, B B ^a   Krause, R W ^a   Malefetse, T J ^a   Durbach, S H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Absorption; Functionalization; Nanotubes; Organic pollutants; Polymerization; Polyurethanes

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; CROSSLINKING; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION; YARN;

CARCINOGENICS; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; CYCLODEXTRIN POLYMER; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NANOPOROUS POLYMERS; NOVEL POLYMERS; ORGANIC SPECIES; WATER POLLUTANTS;

CYCLODEXTRINS;

EID: 33846783125     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-006-0057-y     Document Type: Article

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