Regenerable Ag/graphene sorbent for elemental mercury capture at ambient temperature

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 476, Issue , 2015, Pages 83-89

  Xu, Haomiao ^a   Qu, Zan ^a   Huang, Wenjun ^a   Mei, Jian ^a   Chen, Wanmiao ^a   Zhao, Songjian ^a   Yan, Naiqiang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Elemental mercury (Hg0); Graphene; Silver

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; GRAPHENE; MERCURY (METAL); SORPTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TEMPERATURE;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; AG NANOPARTICLE; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; FIX-BED REACTORS; GRAPHENE LAYERS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RESIDENCE TIME; THERMAL SEPARATION;

SILVER;

GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; MERCURY; SILVER; SILVER GRAPHENE SORBENT; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SORBENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION; DESORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FLOW RATE; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; OXIDATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 84926313569     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2015.03.027     Document Type: Article

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