Porosity characteristics and pore developments of various particle sizes palm kernel shells activated carbon (PKSAC) and its potential applications

Adsorption

Volumn 15, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 507-519

  Mak, S M ^a   Tey, B T ^a   Cheah, K Y ^b   Siew, W L ^b   Tan, K K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN PALM OIL BOARD   (Malaysia)

^c HELP UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Diffusion; Mesoporosity; Nanoporous; Palm kernel shell activated carbons; Particle size

Indexed keywords

MESOPOROSITY; NANO-POROUS; PALM KERNEL SHELL ACTIVATED CARBONS; PALM KERNEL SHELLS;

ADSORPTION; IODINE; MICROPOROSITY; MICROPOROUS MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 72549083378     PISSN: 09295607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10450-009-9201-x     Document Type: Article

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