Multifunctional carbon nanotubes (CNTs): A new dimension in environmental remediation

Advanced Materials Research

Volumn 832, Issue , 2014, Pages 328-332

  Ali, Md Eaqub ^a   Das, Rasel ^a   Maamor, Azman ^a   Hamid, Sharifah Bee Abd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Multi functional carbon nanotubes; Priority and newly emerging pollutant; Water purification techniques

Indexed keywords

EMERGING POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; MAGNETIC NANO-PARTICLES; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER ENVIRONMENTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

ASPECT RATIO; CARBON NANOTUBES; NANOSCIENCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER RESOURCES; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84891605401     PISSN: 10226680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.832.328     Document Type: Conference Paper

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