Composite nanofloral clusters of carbon nanotubes and activated alumina: An efficient sorbent for heavy metal removal

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 235, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-9

  Sankararamakrishnan, Nalini ^a   Jaiswal, Meha ^a   Verma, Nishith ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Alumina; Cd(II); CNTs; Cr(VI); CVD; Nanoclusters

Indexed keywords

CD(II); CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONS (CVD); CNTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA RED (FTIR) SPECTROSCOPY; SATURATION CAPACITIES; SURFACE AREA ANALYZERS; THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETER;

ALUMINA; CARBON NANOTUBES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HEAVY METALS; NANOCLUSTERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEWAGE; SORPTION;

ACTIVATED ALUMINA;

EID: 84884709448     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.08.070     Document Type: Article

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