Studies and comparison of the liquid adsorption behavior and surface properties of single- and multiwall carbon nanotubes by capillary rise method

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 415, Issue , 2012, Pages 86-90

  Mezgebe, Mebrahtu ^a   Jiang, Lin Hai ^a   Shen, Qing ^a   Du, Cong ^a   Yu, Hao Ran ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Liquid adsorption; Multiwall; Singlewall; Surface properties

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AMIDES; CARBON NANOTUBES; FREE ENERGY; HEXANE; IONIC LIQUIDS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

CAPILLARY-RISE METHOD; DIIODOMETHANE; FORMAMIDES; LEWIS ACID; LEWIS BASE COMPONENTS; LIQUID ADSORPTION; MULTIWALL; NONPOLAR LIQUIDS; POLAR LIQUIDS; SINGLE-WALL; SURFACE FREE ENERGY;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; FORMAMIDE; HEXANE; LEWIS ACID; LEWIS BASE; METHANE; METHYLENE IODIDE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY TUBE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84870261830     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.09.046     Document Type: Article

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