Removal of heavy metals from wastewater using carbon nanotubes

Separation and Purification Reviews

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 311-338

  Mubarak, N M ^a,b   Sahu, J N ^a   Abdullah, E C ^c   Jayakumar, N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UCSI UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c MALAYSIA JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

adsorption; carbon nanotubes; Heavy metal; separation and purification

Indexed keywords

CARBON-BASED; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; HIGH SURFACE AREA; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION;

ADSORPTION; HEAVY METALS; HYDROGEN STORAGE; PURIFICATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84884567461     PISSN: 15422119     EISSN: 15422127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2013.821996     Document Type: Article

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