Application of carbon nano-materials in desalination processes

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 51, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 627-636

  Zaib, Qammer ^a   Fath, Hassan ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Bucky papers; Carbon nano materials (CNMs); Desalination; Membrane nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875800699     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.722772     Document Type: Article

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