title: Phenanthrene adsorption from solution on single wall carbon nanotubes.
abstract: Phenanthrene was adsorbed from ethanol solution to the surface of single wall carbon nanotubes, which were previously physically and chemically characterized. Different anionic surfactants were added in the solutions to enhance the phenanthrene solubility and apparently have also improved the dispersion of two respective nanotube samples used. Adsorbed amount was determined through the concentration difference measured by UV-visible spectrophotometry. Results suggest that adsorption of phenanthrene is extremely improved in the case of nanotube purified with higher quality. These findings were confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The influence of the surfactant on the adsorption kinetics of phenanthrene is suggested to be significant as well.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Science and Technology, Chiba University, 263-8522, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Suzana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gotovac
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Jun-Ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Mamiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanamaru
authors.forename: Shigenori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Utsumi
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanoh
authors.forename: Katsumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaneko