Synthesis and formation mechanism of flowerlike architectures assembled from ultrathin NiO nanoflakes and their adsorption to malachite green and acid red in water

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 239, Issue , 2014, Pages 141-148

  Wei, Aihua ^a   Liu, Bin ^a   Zhao, Hua ^a   Chen, Yan ^a   Wang, Wenliang ^a   Ma, Yan ^a   Yang, Heqing ^a   Liu, Shengzhong ^a  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical synthesis; Electron microscopy; Nanostructures; Oxides; Surface properties

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; AZO DYES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLYCEROL; NANOSTRUCTURES; NICKEL; OXIDES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; FLOWERLIKE ARCHITECTURES; FORMATION MECHANISM; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; HIGH ADSORPTION CAPACITY; HYDROTHERMAL REACTION; SECONDARY NUCLEATION; SELECTIVE ADSORPTION;

ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 84896918353     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.10.079     Document Type: Article

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