Surface Oxides on Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs): Effects on CNT Stability and Sorption Properties in Aquatic Environments

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Environmental and Health Impacts

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 133-158

  Fairbrother, Howard ^a   Smith, Billy ^a   Wnuk, Josh ^a   Wepasnick, Kevin ^a   Ball, William P ^b   Cho, Hyunhee ^b   Bangash, Fazlullah K ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) surface oxides; MWCNTs aquatic stability and surface oxide influence; Oxidized carbon nanotube characterization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957163559     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470396612.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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