Application of carbon nanotubes in heavy metals remediation

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1000-1035

  Kumar, Rajeev ^a,b   Khan, Moonis Ali ^c   Haq, Nazrul ^d  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d College of Pharmacy   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Adsorption mechanism; Carbon nanotubes; Heavy metal

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ASPECT RATIO; CARBON NANOTUBES; METAL IONS; OXIDATION;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION MECHANISM; ADSORPTION PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; OXIDIZING AGENTS; WASTE WATER SYSTEMS;

HEAVY METALS;

CARBON NANOTUBE; HEAVY METAL; METAL ION;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DESORPTION; HEAVY METAL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PURIFICATION; RADIONUCLIDE; REGENERATION; REMEDIATION; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION KINETICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DESORPTION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ELECTROPHILICITY; HYDROGEN BOND; ION EXCHANGE; IONIC STRENGTH; ISOTHERM; MAGNETIC SEPARATION; MICROFILTRATION; MICROWAVE COOKING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NUCLEOPHILICITY; OXIDATION; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PURIFICATION; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE CHARGE; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84897501317     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2012.741314     Document Type: Article

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