Separation of dispersed carbon nanotubes from water: Effect of pH and surfactants on the aggregation at oil/water interface

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 129, Issue , 2014, Pages 113-120

  Gao, Lili ^a,b   Yin, Huayi ^a   Zhu, Hua ^a   Mao, Xuhui ^a   Gan, Fuxing ^a   Wang, Dihua ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Carbon nanotubes; Decontamination; pH; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; DECONTAMINATION; PH; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT; AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; EFFECT OF PH; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS; INTERACTION MODEL; NANOMATERIAL; OIL/WATER INTERFACES; REPULSION FORCE;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 84899650264     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.04.012     Document Type: Article

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