Enhanced desalination performance of capacitive deionization using zirconium oxide nanoparticles-doped graphene oxide as a novel and effective electrode

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 171, Issue , 2016, Pages 34-43

  Yasin, Ahmed S ^a   Mohamed, Hend Omar ^a   Mohamed, Ibrahim M A ^a   Mousa, Hamouda M ^a   Barakat, Nasser A M ^a,b  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Minia University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Capacitive deionization; Graphene oxide ZrO2 nanocomposite; Water desalination

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DESALINATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; SALINE WATER; SALT REMOVAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER FILTRATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

CAPACITIVE DEIONIZATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOCOMPOSITES; GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOSHEETS; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENTS; SPECIFIC CAPACITANCE; WATER DESALINATION;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84978645672     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2016.07.014     Document Type: Article

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