TiO2 nanorod-intercalated reduced graphene oxide as high performance electrode material for membrane capacitive deionization

Desalination

Volumn 361, Issue , 2015, Pages 53-64

  El Deen, Ahmed G ^a   Choi, Jae Hwan ^b   Kim, Cheol Sang ^a   Khalil, Khalil Abdelrazek ^c,d   Almajid, Abdulhakim A ^c   Barakat, Nasser A M ^a,e  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Kongju National University   (South Korea)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d ASWAN UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^e Minia University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Membrane capacitive deionization; TiO2 nanorods reduced graphene oxide; Water desalination

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DESALINATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; NANORODS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER FILTRATION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; MEMBRANE CAPACITIVE DEIONIZATION; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); SPECIFIC CAPACITANCE; WATER DESALINATION;

GRAPHENE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DESALINATION; ELECTRODE; MEMBRANE; OXIDE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84921810696     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2015.01.033     Document Type: Article

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