Preparation of graphene adsorbents and their applications in water purification

Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 139-160

  Xu, Jing ^a   Lv, Hongda ^a   Yang, Sheng Tao ^a   Luo, Jianbin ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorbent; Decontamination; Graphene; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888267632     PISSN: 01934929     EISSN: 21910227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/revic-2013-0007     Document Type: Article

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