The effect of temperature on toluene sorption by granular activated carbon and its use in permeable reactive barriers in cold regions

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-16

  Arora, Meenakshi ^a   Snape, Ian ^b   Stevens, Geoff W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Cold regions; Granular activated carbon; Permeable reactive barrier; Sorption; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION PERFORMANCE; ANTARCTICA; COLD REGIONS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS; SORPTION EQUILIBRIA; SORPTION KINETICS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HYDROCARBONS; REACTION KINETICS;

TOLUENE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; COLD REGION; GRANULAR MEDIUM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOLUENE;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 79952042499     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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