Synthesis and application of silica aerogel-MWCNT nanocomposites for adsorption of organic pollutants

Scientia Iranica

Volumn 17, Issue 2 F, 2010, Pages 122-132

  Bargozin, H ^a   Amirkhani, L ^a   Moghaddas, J S ^a   Ahadian, M M ^b  

^a SAHAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Isotherm; MWCNT; Nanocomposite; Organic pollutants; Silica aerogel

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; AEROGELS; CONTACT ANGLE; GASOLINE; HEXANE; ISOTHERMS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; REINFORCEMENT; SILICA; SILICA GEL; WATER POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION PROPERTIES; AMBIENT PRESSURE DRYING; FREUNDLICH ISOTHERM EQUATIONS; MWCNT; POLLUTANT ADSORPTION; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; SILICA AEROGELS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ADSORPTION; BENZENE; COMPOSITE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; TOLUENE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 79951590707     PISSN: 10263098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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