Adsorption of NO, SO2 and light hydrocarbons on activated Greek brown coals

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 401-408

  Papanicolaou, C ^a   Pasadakis, N ^b   Dimou, D ^b   Kalaitzidis, S ^c   Papazisimou, S ^c   Foscolos, A E ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL EXPLORATION   (Greece)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Activated lignite; Gas adsorption; Greece; Surface area

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED COALS; ACTIVATED LIGNITE; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; CARBON CONTENTS; GREECE; GREEK BROWN COALS; LIGHT HYDROCARBONS; LONG CHAINS; MACERAL; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SUBBITUMINOUS COALS; SURFACE AREA;

ADSORPTION; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; GAS ADSORPTION; GASES; HYDROCARBONS; LIGNITE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TURBULENT FLOW;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ADSORPTION; LIGNITE; PEAT; PYROLYSIS; SUBBITUMINOUS COAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 58249094377     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2008.07.019     Document Type: Article

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