Continuous adsorption of natural organic matters in a column packed with carbon nanotubes

Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Naghizadeh, Ali ^a   Nasseri, Simin ^a   Mahvi, Amir Hossein ^a   Nabizadeh, Ramin ^a   Kalantary, Roshanak Rezaei ^a   Rashidi, Alimorad ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adsorption capacity; Carbon nanotubes; Natural organic matters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84966304410     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2052336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2052-336X-11-14     Document Type: Article

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