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19174865

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-1-29
pubmed:abstractText
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have drawn special research attention because of their unique properties and potential applications. This review summarizes the research progress of organic chemical adsorption on CNTs, and will provide useful information for CNT application and risk assessment. Adsorption heterogeneity and hysteresis are two widely recognized features of organic chemical-CNT interactions. However, because different mechanisms may act simultaneously, mainly hydrophobic interactions, pi-pi bonds, electrostatic interactions, and hydrogen bonds, the prediction of organic chemical adsorption on CNTs is not straightforward. The dominant adsorption mechanism is different for different types of organic chemicals (such as polar and nonpolar), thus different models may be needed to predict organic chemical-CNT interaction. Adsorption mechanisms will be better understood by investigating the effects of properties of both CNTs and organic chemicals along with environmental conditions. Another majorfactor affecting adsorption by CNTs is their suspendability, which also strongly affects their mobility, exposure, and risk in the environment. Therefore, organic chemical-CNT interactions as affected by CNT dispersion and suspending merit further experimental research. In addition, CNTs have potential applications in water treatment due to their adsorption characteristics. Thus column and pilot studies are needed to evaluate their performance and operational cost.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0013-936X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
9005-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Adsorption mechanisms of organic chemicals on carbon nanotubes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't