Adsorption of toluene and 1,1,1-trichloroethane on selected adsorbents under a range of ambient conditions

Adsorption

Volumn 15, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 461-475

  Bouhamra, W S ^a   Baker, C G J ^a   Elkilani, A S ^a   Alkandari, A A ^a   Al Mansour, A A A ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Activated silica alumina; Adsorption; Isotherms; Relative humidity; Silica alumina; VOC

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; FITTING PARAMETERS; FREUNDLICH; FUNCTION OF TIME; HENRY COEFFICIENTS; IMPREGNATED SILICAS; KINETIC DATA; LINEAR ISOTHERMS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SILICA-ALUMINA; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEST CHAMBERS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYZERS; TRICHLOROETHANE;

ACTIVATED ALUMINA; ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ISOTHERMS; MOISTURE; PELLETIZING; SILICA; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 72549108508     PISSN: 09295607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10450-009-9195-4     Document Type: Article

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