Wrapping carbon nanotubes with poly (sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) for enhanced adsorption of methylene blue and its mechanism

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 256, Issue , 2014, Pages 85-92

  Zhang, Zhao yang ^a   Xu, Xue cheng ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption mechanism; Carbon nanotubes; Electrostatic attraction; Methylene blue; Poly (sodium 4 styrenesulfonate); electron donor acceptor interactions

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARBON NANOTUBES; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

ADSORPTION MECHANISM; ELECTRON DONOR ACCEPTORS; ELECTROSTATIC ATTRACTIONS; METHYLENE BLUE; POLY(SODIUM 4-STYRENESULFONATE);

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84904394361     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.06.020     Document Type: Article

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