Highly-efficient and recyclable oil absorbing performance of functionalized graphene aerogel

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 269, Issue , 2015, Pages 229-235

  Hong, Jin Yong ^a   Sohn, Eun Ho ^b   Park, Sungyoul ^c   Park, Ho Seok ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adsorbents; Aerogel; Graphene; Hydrophobicity; Recyclability; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; AEROGELS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MECHANICAL STABILITY; OIL SHALE; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POROSITY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ABSORPTION CAPACITY; ABSORPTION PERFORMANCE; FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE OXIDE AEROGELS; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; RECYCLABILITY; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; THREE-DIMENSIONALLY MACROPOROUS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84922739381     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.01.066     Document Type: Article

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