Computer synthesis of char and its characterization

Carbon

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 839-849

  Herrera, L F ^a   Junpirom, S ^a   Do, D D ^a   Tangsathitkulchai, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIZATION; COKE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODELING; PORE SIZE;

CARBONIZATION TEMPERATURES; COCONUT SHELLS; COMPUTER SYNTHESIS; IRREGULAR SHAPE; LONGAN SEED; MONTE CARLO INTEGRATION; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION (MCS); PORE VOLUME (PV); PORE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION (PSD); SOLID DENSITY; SURFACE AREA (SA);

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 58549101667     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2008.11.042     Document Type: Article

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