Optimization of microporous palm shell activated carbon production for flue gas desulphurization: Experimental and statistical studies

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1614-1621

  Sumathi, S ^a   Bhatia, S ^a   Lee, K T ^a   Mohamed, A R ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Flue gas; Microporous; Palm shell; Sulfur dioxide

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CARBON; CARBONIZATION; CHARCOAL; COAL TAR; DESULFURIZATION; EXPERIMENTS; FLUE GASES; FLUES; GASES; MICROPOROSITY; POROSITY; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STATISTICS; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ACTIVATED CARBON PRODUCTIONS; ACTIVATION TEMPERATURES; ACTIVATION TIMES; ADSORPTION AFFINITIES; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS; FLUE GAS DESULPHURIZATION; MICROPORE FRACTIONS; MICROPOROUS; MICROPOROUS ACTIVATED CARBONS; OPTIMUM PROCESS CONDITIONS; PALM SHELL; PALM SHELLS; QUADRATIC MODELS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY.; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL STUDIES; SURFACE AREAS; TOTAL PORE VOLUMES;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

CARBON; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OPTIMIZATION; SHELL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DESULFURIZATION; FLOW RATE; FLUE GAS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; MICROPORE FILTER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; VOLUMETRY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARECACEAE; CHARCOAL; GASES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POROSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLUTIONS; SULFUR; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 56249083939     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2008.09.020     Document Type: Article

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