Removal of Copper Ions from Aqueous Solutions via Adsorption on Carbon Nanocomposites

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 28, 2015, Pages 15674-15680

  Dichiara, Anthony B ^a   Webber, Michael R ^a   Gorman, William R ^a   Rogers, Reginald E ^a  

^a Rochester Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

adsorption; carbon nanotube; composite; graphene; metal ions; wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COPPER; DRIERS (MATERIALS); GRAPHENE; HYBRID MATERIALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); METAL IONS; METALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; RECLAMATION; SOLUTIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER SUPPLY; YARN;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; CARBON NANOCOMPOSITE; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL INTERFACES; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HYBRID NANOSTRUCTURES; OXYGEN FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 84937789304     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b04974     Document Type: Article

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