Enhancing capacity of activated carbons for hydrogen purification

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3978-3990

  Lopes, Filipe V S ^a   Grande, Carlos A ^a   Ribeiro, Ana M ^a   Oliveira, Eduardo L G ^a   Loureiro, José M ^a   Rodrigues, Alírio E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; BREAK THROUGH CURVES; COMMERCIAL ACTIVATED CARBONS; COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES; ENHANCING CAPACITIES; HYDROGEN PURIFICATIONS; MICROPORE DIFFUSIVITIES; MULTI-COMPONENT ADSORPTIONS; NEW MATERIALS; NITROGEN ADSORPTIONS; OFF-GASES; OPERATING CONDITIONS; ORDER OF MAGNITUDES; PHYSICAL ACTIVATIONS; PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTIONS; SCALE-UP; STEAM METHANE REFORMING;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHARCOAL; GAS ADSORPTION; HYDROGEN; METHANE; MICROPOROSITY; PEELING;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 65249113301     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie801132t     Document Type: Article

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