Properties of pistachio-nut-shell activated carbons subjected to vacuum pyrolysis conditions

Carbon

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 224-226

  Lua, Aik Chong ^a   Yang, Ting ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

A. Activated carbon; B. Pyrolysis; D. Surface area; Porosity

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FURNACES; GASIFICATION; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MICROPOROUS MATERIALS; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

PORE STRUCTURE; VACUUM PYROLYSIS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 0345602839     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2003.09.013     Document Type: Letter

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