Preparation of oil palm empty fruit bunch-based activated carbon for removal of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol: Optimization using response surface methodology

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 164, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 1316-1324

  Hameed, B H ^a   Tan, I A W ^a   Ahmad, A L ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

2,4,6 Trichlorophenol; Adsorption; Central composite design; Oil palm empty fruit bunch activated carbon; Optimization

Indexed keywords

2,4,6-TRICHLOROPHENOL; ACTIVATION TEMPERATURES; ACTIVATION TIME; BET SURFACE AREAS; CARBON YIELDS; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGN; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; IMPREGNATION RATIOS; MESOPOROUS; MODEL PREDICTIONS; OIL PALM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH ACTIVATED CARBON; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; PORE DIAMETERS; PREPARATION CONDITIONS; QUADRATIC MODELS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGIES; TOTAL PORE VOLUMES;

ADSORPTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHARCOAL; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FRUITS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; OPTIMIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHODOLOGY; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHARCOAL; CHLOROPHENOLS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; METHODS; MUTAGENS; PLANT OILS; TEMPERATURE;

ELAEIS;

EID: 62649095757     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.09.042     Document Type: Article

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