Improved uptake of mercury by sulphur-containing carbon nanotubes

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 124-

  Pillay, K ^a,b   Cukrowska, E M ^a   Coville, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Mercury; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874548907     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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