Fabrication of graphene-based xerogels for removal of heavy metal ions and capacitive deionization

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1056-1065

  Gu, Xiaoyu ^a   Yang, Yu ^a   Hu, Yang ^a   Hu, Meng ^a   Wang, Chaoyang ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Capacitive deionization; Chitosan; Graphene; Hydrogels

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CESIUM; CESIUM COMPOUNDS; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; ELECTRODES; GRAPHENE; HEAVY METALS; HYDROGELS; METAL IONS; METALS; POTABLE WATER; SELF ASSEMBLY;

CAPACITIVE DEIONIZATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITIES; GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOSHEET; HIERARCHICAL POROUS STRUCTURES; INNER RESISTANCE; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REMOVAL OF HEAVY METAL IONS; SPECIFIC CAPACITIES;

MANGANESE;

EID: 84930620181     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00193     Document Type: Article

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