Feasibility of dibromochloropropane (DBCP) and trichloroethylene (TCE) adsorption onto activated carbons made from nut shells of different almond varieties

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 261-265

  Thomas Klasson, K ^a   Ledbetter, Craig A ^b   Wartelle, Lynda H ^a   Lingle, Sarah E ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Almond shells; Dibromochloropropane; Steam activation; Trichloroethylene

Indexed keywords

ALMOND SHELLS; CONSISTENT QUALITY; DIBROMOCHLOROPROPANE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; NUT-SHELLS; STEAM ACTIVATION; STEAM-ACTIVATED CARBONS;

ADSORPTION; ANESTHETICS; CELLULOSE; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STEAM; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GLUCOSE; NUT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PLANT RESIDUE; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ACTIVATION; ADSORPTION; CARBON; CELLULOSE; SHELLS; STEAM; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTAMINANT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 76449087292     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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