Biopolymer-reinforced synthetic granular nanocomposites for affordable point-of-use water purification

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 21, 2013, Pages 8459-8464

  Sankar, Mohan Udhaya ^a   Aigal, Sahaja ^a   Maliyekkal, Shihabudheen M ^a   Chaudhary, Amrita ^a   Anshup, ^a   Kumar, Avula Anil ^a   Chaudhari, Kamalesh ^a   Pradeep, Thalappil ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Appropriate technology; Developing world; Frugal science; Green; Hybrid

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; DRINKING WATER; NANOCOMPOSITE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SHEAR STRENGTH; WATER MANAGEMENT;

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; FRUGAL SCIENCE; GREEN; HYBRID;

BIOPOLYMERS; DRINKING WATER; NANOCOMPOSITES; SILVER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84878163068     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1220222110     Document Type: Article

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