Competitive adsorption of a benzene-toluene mixture on activated carbons at low concentration

Carbon

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1455-1463

  Lillo Rodenas M A ^a   Fletcher, A J ^b   Thomas, K M ^b   Cazorla Amoros D ^a   Linares Solano, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Activation; Adsorption; Mass spectroscopy; Porosity

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BENZENE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POROSITY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATION; BENZENE-TOLUENE MIXTURE; MICROPORES;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 33646097911     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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