Adsorption of phenolics on activated carbon - Impact of pore size and molecular oxygen

Chemosphere

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 671-679

  Lu, Qiuli ^a   Sorial, George A ^a  

^a 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon fibers; Adsorption; Ideal adsorbed solution theory (IAST); Oligomerization; Pore width

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CARBON FIBERS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; OLIGOMERS; PORE SIZE;

MOLECULAR OXYGEN; PORE STRUCTURES;

PHENOLIC RESINS;

2 ETHYLPHENOL; ACTIVATED CARBON; BASE; CRESOL; OXYGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; OLIGOMER; PHENOL; PORE SIZE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENVIRONMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OLIGOMERIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 1542358691     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2003.11.044     Document Type: Article

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