Functional oxide nanomaterials and nanocomposites for the removal of heavy metals and dyes

Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Singh, Sarika ^a   Barick, K C ^b   Bahadur, D ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Nanocomposite; Nanomaterials; Oxides; Photocatalysis; Toxic metal ions; Water purification

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; IRON OXIDES; MAGNETITE; METAL IONS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PURIFICATION; STRIPPING (DYES); SURFACE TREATMENT; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; ZINC OXIDE;

CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; REMOVAL OF HEAVY METAL IONS; SELECTIVE ADSORBENTS; SURFACE FUNCTIONALITIES; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION; TERNARY NANOCOMPOSITES; TOXIC METAL IONS; WATER PURIFICATION;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 84899574661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18479804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5772/57237     Document Type: Review

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