Carbon nanotube-zirconium dioxide hybrid for defluoridation of water

Sai Sathish Ramamurthy; Yuhong Chen; M. Kamesh Kalyan; G. Nageswara Rao; Janardhana Chelli; Somenath Mitra

doi:10.1166/jnn.2011.3806

Carbon nanotube-zirconium dioxide hybrid for defluoridation of water

Sai Sathish Ramamurthy, Yuhong Chen, M. Kamesh Kalyan, G. Nageswara Rao, Janardhana Chelli, Somenath Mitra

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This study presents the synthesis of zirconia/multi-walled carbon nanotube (ZrO₂/MWCNTs) hybrid as a novel sorbent for water defluoridation. The synthesis was facilitated by the high degree of functionalization of MWCNTs using a microwave assisted process. In the final product, nearly 3% of the carbon atoms were attached to ZrO₂. The ZrO₂/MWCNTs were effective in fluoride removal and mechanistic aspects of the process are presented. The research findings highlight the potential application for the use of MWCNT hybrids in environmental remediation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3552-3559
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Volume	11
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2011.3806
State	Published - 2011

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Bioengineering
General Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering
General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics

Keywords

Adsorption
Defluoridation
Microwave
T-ZrO/CNT

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Carbon nanotube-zirconium dioxide hybrid for defluoridation of water

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