@article {Ramamurthy:2011:1533-4880:3552,
title = "Carbon Nanotube-Zirconium Dioxide Hybrid for Defluoridation of Water",
journal = "Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology",
parent_itemid = "infobike://asp/jnn",
publishercode ="asp",
year = "2011",
volume = "11",
number = "4",
publication date ="2011-04-01T00:00:00",
pages = "3552-3559",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1533-4880",
eissn = "1533-4899",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/jnn/2011/00000011/00000004/art00107",
doi = "doi:10.1166/jnn.2011.3806",
keyword = "T-ZRO2/CNT, DEFLUORIDATION, MICROWAVE, ADSORPTION",
author = "Ramamurthy, Sai Sathish and Chen, Yuhong and Kalyan, M. Kamesh and Rao, G. Nageswara and Chelli, Janardhana and Mitra, Somenath",
abstract = "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.",
}