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Effective adsorption of chromium( vi )/Cr( iii ) from aqueous solution using ionic liquid functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes as a super sorbent

Krishna Kumar, A. Santhana, Jiang, Shiuh-Jen, Tseng, Wei-Lung·2015·Journal of Materials Chemistry A

DOI 10.1039/c4ta06948j

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We report an interesting interaction between oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (oxi-MWCNTs), tetra n -heptylammonium bromide (ionic liquid) and Cr( vi )/Cr( iii ).

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Authors: Krishna Kumar, A. S., Jiang, S.-J., & Tseng, W.-L.
Affiliations: Department of Chemistry
National Sun Yat-sen University (TW)
Corresponding author: Jiang, Shiuh-Jen
Tseng, Wei-Lung
ORCID: Jiang, Shiuh-Jen
Tseng, Wei-Lung
Venue: Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Published: 2015
Volume: 3
Issue: 13
Pages: 7044-7057
ISSN: 2050-7488 (ISSN-L)
2050-7496
DOI: 10.1039/c4ta06948j
OpenAlex: W2159337852
Cited by: 250
References: 67
Citations by year: 2026: 9 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 27 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 30 · 2017: 24 · 2016: 18 · 2015: 6
FWCI: 17.22
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Materials Chemistry A (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Inorganic Chemistry › Radioactive element chemistry and processing
Keywords: chromium adsorption, hexavalent chromium, trivalent chromium, ionic liquids, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, oxidized carbon nanotubes, heavy metal removal, aqueous solutions

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