Binder-free carbon nanotube electrode for electrochemical removal of chromium

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 20309-20316

  Wang, Haitao ^a   Na, Chongzheng ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube array; Chromium electrosorption; Chromium reduction kinetics; Composite without polymer binder; Industrial wastewater; Langmuir isotherm; Three dimensional electrode

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ISOTHERMS; REDUCTION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

CARBON NANOTUBE ARRAY; CHROMIUM REDUCTION; ELECTROSORPTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS; LANGMUIR ISOTHERM; POLYMER BINDERS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRODE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84914674978     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am505838r     Document Type: Article

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