Electrospun composites made of reduced graphene oxide and activated carbon nanofibers for capacitive deionization

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 137, Issue , 2014, Pages 388-394

  Dong, Qiang ^a   Wang, Gang ^a   Qian, Bingqing ^a   Hu, Chao ^a   Wang, Yuwei ^a   Qiu, Jieshan ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Activated Carbon Nanofiber; Capacitive Deionization; Electrospinning; Reduced Graphene Oxide

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON NANOFIBERS; ELECTROSPINNING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; CAPACITIVE DEIONIZATION; CARBON-BASED ELECTRODES; CO-ELECTROSPINNING; ELECTROSPUN COMPOSITE; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); SALT CONCENTRATION;

GRAPHENE; ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 84903737096     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.06.067     Document Type: Article

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