Applications of graphene-based materials in environmental protection and detection

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 2698-2710

  Lü, MeiJiao ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Yang, XuYu ^a   Zhang, ChangAn ^a   Yang, Jia ^a   Hu, Hao ^a   Wang, XianBao ^a  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

adsorbent; environmental protection and detection; graphene; sensor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881611574     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-013-5887-y     Document Type: Review

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