Removal of Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether from Air-Groundwater in Environment by Carbon Nanotube: Ab Initio Studies

International Journal of Green Nanotechnology: Materials Science and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Mahdavian, Leila ^a   Raouf, Mahmoud ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

CNT (carbon nantube); gas sensor; MNDO method; MTBE (methyl tert butyl ether); pollution environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952822006     PISSN: 19430841     EISSN: 19430833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19430840903430311     Document Type: Article

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