Production of activated carbon by K2CO3 activation treatment of cornstalk lignin and its performance in removing phenol and subsequent bioregeneration

Environmental Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-61

  Sun, Yong ^a   Wei, Jian ^b   Wang, Yun Shan ^a   Yang, Gang ^a   Zhang, Jing Ping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b Xi'An Qujiang Water Treatment Plant ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Bioregeneration; Cornstalk lignin; Phenol; Precarbonization

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; LIGNIN; MICROPOROSITY; MONOLAYERS; PHENOLS;

ACTIVATION TREATMENT; ADSORPTION RATES; BIOREGENERATION; BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER SURFACE AREAS; CORNSTALK LIGNIN; KINETICS STUDIES; LANGMUIRS; MICROPOROUS CARBONS; MONOLAYER ADSORPTION; PORE VOLUME; PRE-CARBONIZATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; LIGNIN; PHENOL; POTASSIUM CARBONATE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ISOTHERM; LIGNIN; PHENOL; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACE AREA; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VOLUME;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOREGENERATION; BIOREMEDIATION; FLUIDIZED BED; ISOTHERM; KINETICS; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 77649288754     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330903338411     Document Type: Article

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