Performance of raw and regenerated multi-and single-walled carbon nanotubes in xylene removal from aqueous solutions

International Journal of Environmental Health Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-23

  Pourzamani, Hamidreza ^a   Bina, Bijan ^a   Rashidi, Alimorad ^b   Amin, Mohammad Mehdi ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Regeneration; Water pollution; Xylene

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921354697     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22779183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2277-9183.96143     Document Type: Article

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