NaOH-activated carbon from flamboyant (Delonix regia) pods: Optimization of preparation conditions using central composite rotatable design

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-50

  Vargas, Alexandro M M ^a   Garcia, Clarice A ^a   Reis, Edson M ^a   Lenzi, Ervim ^a   Costa, Willian F ^a   Almeida, Vitor C ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Chemical activation; Microporosity; Optimization; Response surface methodology

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON PRODUCTION; ACTIVATION TEMPERATURES; ACTIVATION TIME; BET SURFACE AREA; CENTRAL COMPOSITE ROTATABLE DESIGN; IMPREGNATION RATIOS; MICROPORE VOLUMES; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; PREPARATION CONDITIONS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; YIELD VALUE;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; IMPREGNATION; MICROPOROSITY; OPTIMIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

DELONIX REGIA;

EID: 77954534817     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.04.052     Document Type: Article

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