Type of carbon Carboxylic (mmol/g) Lactonic (mmol/g) Phenolic (mmol/g) Total Acidic groups (mmol/g) Basic groups (mmol/g) Surface  pH Point  of zero  charge
CNT - -   - - 6.15 6.2
MCNT-HNO3 0.078 0.0225 0.0456 0.1461 0.125 4.9 4.75
Table 1: Boehm titration, Surface pH and point of zero charge for CNT and MCNT-HNO3.