Catalytic effects of inorganic compounds on the development of surface areas of fly ash carbon during steam activation

Fuel

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3436-3441

  Lu, Zhe ^a,c   Maroto Valer, M Mercedes ^b   Schobert, Harold H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Catalytic effect; Fly ash carbon; Inorganic compound; Steam activation

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; CARBON CONTENT; CARBON PARTICLE; CATALYTIC EFFECT; CATALYTIC EFFECTS; CATALYTIC PARTICLES; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; CONCENTRATION OF; ICP-AES; INORGANIC PARTICLES; SEM/EDS; SINGLE PARTICLE; STEAM ACTIVATION; SURFACE AREA;

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CALCIUM; CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; COAL; COAL ASH; COAL RESEARCH; FLY ASH; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FROTH FLOTATION; SODIUM; STEAM; STEAM POWER PLANTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 77955467071     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2010.05.024     Document Type: Article

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