Controlled degrees of oxidation of nanoporous graphene filters for water purification using an aqueous arc discharge

Carbon

Volumn 109, Issue , 2016, Pages 624-631

  Kim, Sejung ^a,c   Song, Youngjun ^b,c   Ibsen, Stuart ^c   Ko, Seo Yeon ^d   Heller, Michael J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; GRAPHENE; MEMBRANES; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; OXIDATION; PURIFICATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ARC-DISCHARGE PROCESS; CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; COMMERCIAL POLYAMIDE; DEGREE OF OXIDATIONS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; SELF-DIFFUSION OF IONS; WATER PURIFICATION;

WATER FILTRATION;

EID: 84984655262     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2016.08.060     Document Type: Article

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