Vitamin Derived Nitrogen Doped Carbon Nanotubes for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Arsenic Removal from Contaminated Water
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials and Methods
2.2. Synthesis of Nitrogen Doped Carbon Nanotubes from Niacin
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sridhar, V.; Jung, K.H.; Park, H. Vitamin Derived Nitrogen Doped Carbon Nanotubes for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Arsenic Removal from Contaminated Water. Materials 2020, 13, 1686. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13071686
Sridhar V, Jung KH, Park H. Vitamin Derived Nitrogen Doped Carbon Nanotubes for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Arsenic Removal from Contaminated Water. Materials. 2020; 13(7):1686. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13071686
Chicago/Turabian StyleSridhar, Vadahanambi, Kwang Hyo Jung, and Hyun Park. 2020. "Vitamin Derived Nitrogen Doped Carbon Nanotubes for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Arsenic Removal from Contaminated Water" Materials 13, no. 7: 1686. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13071686