A comparison of physical activation of carbon xerogels with carbon dioxide with chemical activation using hydroxides

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3157-3168

  Contreras, María S ^a,b   Páez, Carlos A ^a   Zubizarreta, Leire ^c   Léonard, Angélique ^a   Blacher, Silvia ^a   Olivera Fuentes, Claudio G ^b   Arenillas, Ana ^c   Pirard, Jean Paul ^a   Job, Nathalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; MICROPOROSITY; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); XEROGELS;

ACTIVATION STEPS; ACTIVATION TEMPERATURES; ACTIVATION TIME; CARBON XEROGELS; MESOPOROSITY; MICROPORE VOLUMES; PHYSICAL ACTIVATION; PROCESS CONDITION;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 79953028357     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2010.04.054     Document Type: Article

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