The effect of activation method on the properties of pecan shell-activated carbons

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1037-1044

  Johns, Mitchell M ^a   Marshall, Wayne E ^b   Toles, Christopher A ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation; Metals; Organics; Oxidation; Pecan; Phosphoric; Shell; Steam; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COPPER; OXIDATION; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POROSITY; STEAM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATION METHOD; ORGANICS; PARTICLE ATTRITION; PECAN SHELL ACTIVATED CARBONS; TITRATABLE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COPPER ION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHORIC ACID;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OXIDATION; PLANT SEED; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0032739564     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199911)74:11<1037::AID-JCTB160>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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