Synthesis of graphene oxide/schwertmannite nanocomposites and their application in Sb(V) adsorption from water

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 270, Issue , 2015, Pages 205-214

  Dong, Shuoxun ^a   Dou, Xiaomin ^a   Mohan, Dinesh ^b   Pittman, Charles U ^c   Luo, Jinming ^d  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Antimony removal; Composites; Graphene oxide; Schwertmannite

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS TRANSFER; NANOCOMPOSITES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); WATER POLLUTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCENTRATION; EXTERNAL MASS TRANSFER; GRAPHENE OXIDES; INTRA-PARTICLE DIFFUSION; PHENOLIC HYDROXYL GROUP; SCHWERTMANNITE; SURFACE PRECIPITATION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84923302533     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.01.071     Document Type: Article

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