Graphene-coated materials using silica particles as a framework for highly efficient removal of aromatic pollutants in water

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Yang, Kaijie ^a,b   Chen, Baoliang ^a,b   Zhu, Lizhong ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL KEY LABORATORY OF ORGANIC POLLUTION PROCESS AND CONTROL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; GRAPHITE; PHENANTHRENE; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; CHEMISTRY; IMAGE PROCESSING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; GRAPHITE; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHENANTHRENES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SILICON DIOXIDE; TEMPERATURE; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84934301624     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep11641     Document Type: Article

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