Characteristics of electroless copper-deposited activated carbon fibers for antibacterial action and adsorption-desorption of volatile organic compounds

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2313-2316

  Byeon, Jeong Hoon ^a   Yoon, Ki Young ^a   Park, Jae Hong ^a   Hwang, Jungho ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

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EID: 34548460184     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2007.06.026     Document Type: Letter

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