Removal of Dibenzothiophene from Model Diesel by Adsorption on Carbon Aerogels for Fuel Cell Applications

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 26, 2003, Pages 6933-6937

  Haji, Shaker ^a   Erkey, Can ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AEROGELS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON; DESULFURIZATION; DIESEL FUELS; FUEL CELLS; ISOTHERMS; NAPHTHALENE; PORE SIZE; REMOVAL;

SYNTHETIC MIXTURES;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

CARBON; DIBENZOTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; DIESEL FUEL;

ADSORPTION; DESULFURIZATION; HYDROCARBON; NAPHTHALENE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DESULFURIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GEL; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0347537897     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie030518m     Document Type: Article

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