A study of the pore size distribution for activated carbon monoliths and their relationship with the storage of methane and hydrogen

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 357, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 74-83

  Blanco, A A García ^a   de Oliveira, J C Alexandre ^a   Lopez R ^a   Moreno Pirajan J C ^b   Giraldo, L ^c   Zgrablich, G ^a   Sapag, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

GCMC simulation; Methane storage; Pore size distribution

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN STORAGE; METHANE; MICROPOROSITY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PORE SIZE; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON MONOLITHS; COCONUT SHELLS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GCMC SIMULATION; GRAND CANONICAL MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; HIGH PRESSURE; ISOSTERIC ENTHALPY; METHANE STORAGE; MICROPORE VOLUMES; MICROPOROUS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SIMULATED DATA; SIMULATION METHODS; SLIT PORES; STORAGE CAPACITY; SUBATMOSPHERIC PRESSURES;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NITROGEN;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; HYPERBARISM; HYPOBARISM; ISOTHERM; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77049127016     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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