On the methane adsorption capacity of activated carbons: In search of a correlation with adsorbent properties

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1736-1741

  Contreras, M ^a   Lagos, G ^a   Escalona, N ^a   Soto Garrido, G ^a   Radovic, L R ^a,b   Garcia, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbons; Adsorption; Gas storage; Methane; Microporosity

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC SURFACE; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; BASIC SURFACE; BOEHM TITRATION; CHEMICAL INERTNESS; GAS STORAGE; METHANE ADSORPTION; METHANE ADSORPTION CAPACITY; METHANE STORAGE; MICROPORE VOLUMES; MICROPORE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; NITROGEN ADSORPTION ISOTHERM; PEACH STONES; PORE BLOCKAGES; SURFACE AREA; TEXTURAL CHARACTERISTIC; THERMAL TREATMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GAS ADSORPTION; HEAT TREATMENT; METHANE; MICROPOROSITY; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PORE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ABSORBENT; ACTIVATED CARBON; CALCIUM SULFATE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; METHANE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PYRONE DERIVATIVE;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXYGENATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TITRIMETRY;

PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 70449419626     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2239     Document Type: Article

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