Tunable Polarity Carbon Fibers, a Holistic Approach to Environmental Protection
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Reagents
2.2. Synthesis of Carbon Fibers
2.3. Characterization of Carbon Fibers
2.4. Sorption Studies of the Carbon Fibers
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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García-Valverde, M.T.; Ledesma-Escobar, C.A.; Lucena, R.; Cárdenas, S. Tunable Polarity Carbon Fibers, a Holistic Approach to Environmental Protection. Molecules 2018, 23, 1026. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23051026
García-Valverde MT, Ledesma-Escobar CA, Lucena R, Cárdenas S. Tunable Polarity Carbon Fibers, a Holistic Approach to Environmental Protection. Molecules. 2018; 23(5):1026. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23051026
Chicago/Turabian StyleGarcía-Valverde, M. Teresa, Carlos A. Ledesma-Escobar, Rafael Lucena, and Soledad Cárdenas. 2018. "Tunable Polarity Carbon Fibers, a Holistic Approach to Environmental Protection" Molecules 23, no. 5: 1026. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23051026