UV-responsive nano-sponge for oil absorption and desorption

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Kim, Do Hyun ^a,b   Jung, Min Chan ^a   Cho, So Hye ^b   Kim, Sang Hoon ^b   Kim, Ho Young ^a   Lee, Heon Ju ^b   Oh, Kyu Hwan ^a   Moon, Myoung Woon ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL; PETROLEUM; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; OIL SPILL; PROCEDURES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WETTABILITY;

HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84939166478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep12908     Document Type: Article

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