The synthesis and characterization of tributyl phosphate grafted carbon nanotubes by the floating catalytic chemical vapor deposition method and their sorption behavior towards uranium

Shruti Mishra, Jaya Dwivedi, Amar Kumar, Nalini Sankararamakrishnan

New Journal of Chemistry · 2015 · 43 citations · 35 references

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An efficient method for grafting tributylphosphate onto carbon nanotubes (CNT-TBP) is described. CNT-TBP exhibited excellent adsorption towards U(<sc>vi</sc>) ions.

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