Filtration characteristics of carbon nanotubes and preparation of buckypapers

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 17, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 193-198

  Tanaka, Takaaki ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Buckypaper; Carbon nanotube; Filtration characteristics; Membrane filtration; Microfiltration

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954265676     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2010.1717     Document Type: Article

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