Improved capacitive deionization performance by coupling TiO2 nanoparticles with carbon nanotubes

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 171, Issue , 2016, Pages 93-100

  Li, Haibo ^a   Ma, Yulong ^a   Niu, Rui ^a  

^a NINGXIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Capacitive deionization; Carbon nanotube; TiO2

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CARBON NANOTUBES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; DESALINATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ISOTHERMS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOTUBES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YARN;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; CAPACITIVE DEIONIZATION; COMPOSITE ELECTRODE; ELECTRICAL VOLTAGES; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; HIGH SPECIFIC CAPACITANCES; NANOPARTICLE (NPS); TRANSMITTANCE ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84978915468     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2016.07.019     Document Type: Article

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