Superabsorbent cryogels decorated with silver nanoparticles as a novel water technology for point-of-use disinfection

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 9363-9371

  Loo, Siew Leng ^a,b   Fane, Anthony G ^a,b   Lim, Teik Thye ^a,b   Krantz, William B ^a,c   Liang, Yen Nan ^d   Liu, Xin ^a,b   Hu, Xiao ^a,d  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c University of Colorado   (United States)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL PERFORMANCE; DISINFECTION EFFICACY; DRINKING WATER DISINFECTION; POLY(SODIUM ACRYLATE); SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SILVER NANOPARTICLES (AGNPS); UNIFORM DISPERSIONS; WATER ABSORPTION PROPERTIES;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; DISASTER PREVENTION; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NANOPARTICLES;

SILVER;

DRINKING WATER; POLY(SODIUM ACRYLATE); SILVER; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SODIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORBANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; GEL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SILVER; WATER TECHNOLOGY;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CRYOGEL; DISINFECTION; DISPERSION; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; PRESSURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ABSORPTION;

CRYOGELS; DISINFECTION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; SILVER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84882596705     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es401219s     Document Type: Article

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