Carbon Fiber Aerogel Made from Raw Cotton: A Novel, Efficient and Recyclable Sorbent for Oils and Organic Solvents. (19th August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bi, Hengchang; Yin, Zongyou; Cao, Xiehong; Xie, Xiao; Tan, Chaoliang; Huang, Xiao; Chen, Bo; Chen, Fangtao; Yang, Qingling; Bu, Xinyang; Lu, Xuehong; Sun, Litao; Zhang, Hua
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 25:Number 41(2013)
• Page Start: 5916
• Page End: 5921
• Publication Date: 2013-08-19
• Subjects: Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201302435
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

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