Thermodynamic and electronic investigation about remove of mtbe from environment by single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT)

Integrated Ferroelectrics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-16

  Mahdavian, L ^a   Raouf, M ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

DFT; MNDO method; MTBE (methyl tert butyl ether); SWNT (single walled carbon nanotube); SWNT based sensors

Indexed keywords

DFT; MNDO METHOD; MTBE (METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER); SINGLE-WALLED CARBON; SWNT-BASED SENSORS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ETHERS; GROUNDWATER; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; QUANTUM THEORY; SENSORS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 79952859161     PISSN: 10584587     EISSN: 16078489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584587.2010.488157     Document Type: Conference Paper

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