The Evaluation and Comparison of Single- and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in the Removal of Heavy Metals from Water

Subject Areas : Journal of Chemical Health Risks

Seyyedeh Sepideh Feyz ¹ , Farhad Khamchin Moghadam ²

1 - Department of Civil Engineering, Mashhad branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
2 - Department of Civil Engineering, Mashhad branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran

Received: 2018-09-05 Accepted : 2019-11-30 Published : 2019-12-01

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