The role of functionalised multiwalled carbon nanotubes based supercapacitor for arsenic removal and desalination of sea water

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 85-97

  Mishra, Ashish Kumar ^a   Ramaprabhu, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

arsenic removal; functionalised multiwalled carbon nanotubes; sodium removal; supercapacitor; water purification

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC REMOVAL; MULTI-WALLED; SODIUM REMOVAL; SUPER CAPACITOR; WATER PURIFICATION;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; CAPACITORS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DESALINATION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; MAGNESIUM; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEAWATER; SODIUM; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ARSENIC ACID; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; MAGNESIUM; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; SEA WATER; SODIUM;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DESALINATION; FILTER; HUMAN; POTENTIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; VAPOR; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84857162749     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080.2010.509872     Document Type: Article

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