Comparison of the Dubinin-Radushkevich and Quenched Solid Density Functional Theory approaches for the characterisation of narrow microporosity in activated carbons obtained by chemical activation with KOH or NaOH of Kraft and hydrolytic lignins

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 4162-4169

  Carrott, P J M ^a   Ribeiro Carrott, M M L ^a   Suhas, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION TEMPERATURES; CHARACTERISATION; DR METHOD; DUBININ-RADUSHKEVICH; DWELL TIME; MICROPORE VOLUMES; MICROPORES; MOLECULAR SIEVE CARBON; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; SOLID DENSITY; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ADSORPTION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; LIGNIN; MICROPOROSITY; MOLECULAR SIEVES; PORE SIZE; SIEVES;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 77956266488     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.07.031     Document Type: Article

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