Characterization and application of electrospun alumina nanofibers

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-6

  Kim, Jeon Hee ^a   Yoo, Seung Joon ^b   Kwak, Dong Heui ^b   Jung, Heung Joe ^c   Kim, Tae Young ^d   Park, Kyung Hee ^a   Lee, Jae Wook ^a  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Seonam University   (South Korea)

^c Shingyeong University   (South Korea)

^d Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Alumina nanofibers; Electrospinning; Pseudo second order kinetic

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CORUNDUM; DYES; ELECTROSPINNING; ETHANOL; KINETIC PARAMETERS; KINETIC THEORY; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; NANOFIBERS; PORE SIZE; SOL-GELS;

ALUMINA NANOFIBERS; ALUMINUM ISOPROPOXIDES; ELECTROSPINNING METHOD; GAMMA ALUMINA; POLYVINYLPYROLIDONE; PSEUDO SECOND ORDER KINETICS; PSEUDO-FIRST ORDER KINETIC MODEL; PSEUDO-SECOND-ORDER KINETIC MODELS;

ALUMINA;

EID: 84897745936     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-9-44     Document Type: Article

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