The superiority of air oxidation over liquid-phase oxidative treatment in the purification of carbon nanotubes

Carbon

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3031-3038

  Suri, Anil ^a   Coleman, Karl S ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR OXIDATION; IMPURITIES IN; LIQUID PHASE; LIQUID-PHASE OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE TREATMENT; PROCESS CONDITION; PURIFICATION PROCEDURES; REMOVAL OF IMPURITIES;

AIR CLEANERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; DEBRIS; LIQUIDS; OXIDATION; REMOVAL;

PURIFICATION;

EID: 79955561058     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.03.023     Document Type: Article

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