Date pits as potential raw material for the production of activated carbons

International Journal of Applied Environmental Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-58

  Essa, Mohammed H ^a   Al Zahrani, Muhammad A ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Activation; Adsorption; Agricultural By products; Carbonization; Phenol; Surface area

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING AGENTS; ACTIVATION; ACTIVATION PROCESS; ACTIVE CARBON; AGRICULTURAL BY-PRODUCTS; BET SURFACE AREA; BULK DENSITY; DATE-PITS; HIGH SURFACE AREA; IMPREGNATION RATIOS; IODINE NUMBER; KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA; MICROPORE VOLUMES; NITROGEN ADSORPTION; POROUS CARBONS; PRE-DRYING; PREPARATION CONDITIONS; SURFACE AREA; TOTAL PORE VOLUME;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CARBONIZATION; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COKE; GAS ADSORPTION; IODINE; PHENOLS; PORE SIZE; SURFACES;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ANGIOSPERM; NITROGEN; PHENOL; POROSITY; SURFACE AREA;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 70449108855     PISSN: 09736077     EISSN: 09740260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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