Improvement of oil adsorption performance by a sponge-like natural vermiculite-carbon nanotube hybrid

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-7

  Zhao, Meng Qiang ^a   Huang, Jia Qi ^a   Zhang, Qiang ^a   Luo, Wei Liang ^a   Wei, Fei ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aligned carbon nanotube; Intercalation; Nanotechnology; Oil adsorption; Vermiculite

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION PERFORMANCE; ADSORPTION TESTS; AIR ATMOSPHERE; ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBES; DIESEL OIL; EX SITU; HIGH-SPEED; OIL ADSORPTION; PENETRATION METHODS; RECOVERY PROCESS; VERMICULITE;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CLAY MINERALS; DIESEL FUELS; INTERCALATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PORE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; DIESEL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OIL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLVENT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; VERMICULITE;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 79958044935     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2011.04.003     Document Type: Article

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