Graphene-Diatom Silica Aerogels for Efficient Removal of Mercury Ions from Water

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 11815-11823

  Kabiri, Shervin ^a   Tran, Diana N H ^a   Azari, Sara ^a   Losic, Dusan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

adsorption; aerogel; diatomaceous earth; graphene; mercury

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AEROGELS; GRAPHENE; SILICA; SILICA GEL;

ADSORPTION PERFORMANCE; DIATOMACEOUS EARTH; ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; HIGH ADSORPTION CAPACITY; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; REACTION CONDITIONS; SYNTHETIC APPROACH; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORKS;

MERCURY (METAL);

EID: 84935891145     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b01159     Document Type: Article

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