The role of adsorbent pore size distribution in multicomponent adsorption on activated carbon

Carbon

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 3133-3142

  Lu, Qiuli ^a   Sorial, George A ^a  

^a 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Activated carbon; Carbon fibers; C. Adsorption; Modeling; D. Adsorption properties

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CARBON FIBERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN; PORE SIZE; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON FIBERS (ACF); ADSORPTION PROPERTIES; MICROPORES; PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTION (PSD);

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 5744247252     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2004.07.025     Document Type: Article

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