High saturation capacity of activated carbons prepared from mesophase pitch in the removal of volatile organic compounds

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 548-556

  Silvestre Albero, A ^a   Ramos Fernandez J M ^a   Martinez Escandell M ^a   Sepulveda Escribano A ^a   Silvestre Albero, J ^a   Rodriguez Reinoso F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON MONOLITHS; ACTIVATING AGENTS; CARBON MATERIAL; CLEAN AIR; COLUMN ADSORPTION; MESOPHASE PITCH; MESOPHASES; MICROPORE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; MICROPORES; PETROLEUM PITCH; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SATURATION CAPACITIES; SURFACE AREA;

ADSORPTION; BENZENE; CHARCOAL; DESORPTION; ETHANOL; MICROPOROSITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 70449528515     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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