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Adsorption of fluoride from water by amorphous alumina supported on carbon nanotubes
Yanhui Li,Shuguang Wang,Anyuan Cao,Dan Zhao,Dan Zhao,Xianfeng Zhang,Cailu Xu,Zhaokun Luan,Dianbo Ruan,Ji Liang,Dehai Wu,Bingqing Wei +11 more
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A new candidate for fluoride adsorption from water, amorphous Al2O3 supported on carbon nanotubes (Al 2O3/CNTs) is reported in this article.About:
This article is published in Chemical Physics Letters.The article was published on 2001-12-28. It has received 401 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Fluoride & Adsorption.read more
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Adsorption of Fluoride from Water Solution on Bone Char
Nahum Andrés Medellín-Castillo,Roberto Leyva-Ramos,Raúl Ocampo-Pérez,Ramon F. Garcia De La Cruz,Antonio Aragón-Piña,Jose M. Martinez-Rosales,R.M. Guerrero-Coronado,Laura Fuentes-Rubio +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of solution pH and temperature on the adsorption of fluoride onto bone char made from cattle bones were investigated, and it was found that the maximum adaption took place at pH 3.
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Environmental applications of carbon-based nanomaterials.
TL;DR: This review critically assesses the contributions of carbon-based nanomaterials to a broad range of environmental applications: sorbents, high-flux membranes, depth filters, antimicrobial agents, environmental sensors, renewable energy technologies, and pollution prevention strategies.
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Removal of cationic dyes from aqueous solution using magnetic multi-wall carbon nanotube nanocomposite as adsorbent.
Ji-Lai Gong,Bin Wang,Guangming Zeng,Chunping Yang,Cheng-Gang Niu,Qiuya Niu,Wen-Jin Zhou,Yi Liang +7 more
TL;DR: The prepared MMWCNT adsorbent displayed the main advantage of separation convenience compared to the present adsorption treatment and was well fitted by a pseudo second-order model.
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Fluoride removal from water by adsorption—A review
TL;DR: Fluoride contamination in drinking water due to natural and anthropogenic activities has been recognized as one of the major problems worldwide imposing a serious threat to human health as mentioned in this paper, and it has been identified as a major problem worldwide.
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Role of nanomaterials in water treatment applications: a review.
Chella Santhosh,V. Velmurugan,George Jacob,Soon Kwan Jeong,Andrews Nirmala Grace,Amit Bhatnagar +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, various nanomaterials have been reviewed which have been used for water decontamination and a review has been given on adsorption, photocatalytic and antibacterial activity of nanommaterials.
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A Carbon Nanotube Field-Emission Electron Source
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