Preparation of activated carbons from unburnt coal in bottom ash with KOH activation for liquid-phase adsorption

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1097-1102

  Wu, Feng Chin ^a   Wu, Pin Hsueh ^a   Tseng, Ru Ling ^a   Juang, Ruey Shin ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNITED UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Activated carbons; Adsorption; KOH activation; Unburnt coal

Indexed keywords

4 CHLOROPHENOL; ACID BLUE 74; ACTIVATED CARBON; DYE; METHYLENE BLUE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BOTTOM ASH; COAL; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; POROSITY;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASH; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL POWER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DESORPTION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENERGY YIELD; ISOTHERM; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER POLLUTANT;

EID: 77649275669     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.12.011     Document Type: Article

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