Multifunctional carbon nanotubes in water treatment: The present, past and future

Desalination

Volumn 354, Issue , 2014, Pages 160-179

  Das, Rasel ^a   Abd Hamid, Sharifah Bee ^a   Ali, Md Eaqub ^a   Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi ^b   Annuar, M S M ^c   Ramakrishna, Seeram ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Carbon nanotube; Desalination; Disinfection; Hybrid catalysis; Microbial fuel cell; Sensor; Water pollutant

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; DESALINATION; DISINFECTION; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; SENSORS;

WATER POLLUTANTS;

ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; DESALINATION; DISINFECTION; FUEL CELL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SENSOR; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84910069373     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.09.032     Document Type: Review

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