Adsorption of methyl orange by synthesized and functionalized-CNTs with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane loaded TiO2 nanocomposites

Chemosphere

Volumn 168, Issue , 2017, Pages 474-482

  Ahmad, Amirah ^a   Razali, Mohd Hasmizam ^a   Mamat, Mazidah ^a   Mehamod, Faizatul Shimal Binti ^a   Anuar Mat Amin, Khairul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Catalyst; Methyl orange; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AZO DYES; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CITRUS FRUITS; DYES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOTUBES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

3-AMINOPROPYLTRIETHOXYSILANE; ADSORBENT MATERIALS; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION KINETIC MODELING; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION METHODS; CO-CONDENSATION; METHYL ORANGE; PSEUDO SECOND ORDER;

TIO2 NANOPARTICLES;

3 AMINOPROPYLTRIETHOXYSILANE; ACETYLENE; ADSORBENT; METHYL ORANGE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; AMINO-PROPYL-TRIETHOXYSILANE; AZO COMPOUND; CARBON NANOTUBE; COLORING AGENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NANOCOMPOSITE; PROPYLAMINE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CARBON NANOTUBE; CATALYST; COMPOSITE; DYE; NANOPARTICLE; REACTION KINETICS; TITANIUM;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION KINETICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; CATALYST; DIFFUSION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPOR; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; AZO COMPOUNDS; COLORING AGENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PROPYLAMINES; SILANES; TITANIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84994761762     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.11.028     Document Type: Article

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