The importance of finite adsorption kinetics in the sorption of hydrocarbon gases onto a nutshell-derived activated carbon

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 6836-6842

  Wang, K ^a   Li, C ^a   San, H ^a   Do, D D ^b  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Diffusion; Kinetics; Micropore size distribution

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; GAS ADSORPTION; HYDROCARBONS;

ADSORPTION EQUILIBRIA; MICROPORE SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

REACTION KINETICS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION; GAS ADSORPTION; HYDROCARBONS; REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 35348946450     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.08.072     Document Type: Article

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