Carbon nanotube-textured sand for controlling bioavailability of contaminated sediments

Nano Research

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 412-422

  Ma, Xingmao ^a   Anand, Deepti ^a   Zhang, Xianfeng ^b   Tsige, Mesfin ^b   Talapatra, Saikat ^b  

^a Southern Illinois University at Carbondale   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capping amendments; Chlorinated compounds; In situ capping; Multi walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) textured sand

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953649563     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-010-1046-9     Document Type: Article

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