Graphene and carbon-based nanomaterials as highly efficient adsorbents for oils and organic solvents

Nanotechnology Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 3-22

  Wan, Shu ^a,b   Bi, Hengchang ^a,b   Sun, Litao ^a,b  

^a Southeast University   (China)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

adsorbents; carbon based; graphene; sponge

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

CARBON-BASED; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; HIGH FLEXIBILITY; HIGH SURFACE AREA; SPONGE; SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORKS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84958765265     PISSN: 21919089     EISSN: 21919097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ntrev-2015-0062     Document Type: Review

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