Synthesis of carbon xerogels at varying sol-gel pHs, dye adsorption and chemical regeneration

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1399-1405

  Zhou, Guanliang ^a   Tian, Huyong ^a   Sun, Hongqi ^a   Wang, Shaobin ^a   Buckley, Craig Edward ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Carbon xerogel; Chemical regeneration; Structure; Synthesis pH

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION PROPERTIES; ADSORPTION TESTS; CARBON XEROGEL; CARBON XEROGELS; CHEMICAL OXIDATION; CHEMICAL REGENERATION; COMBUSTION TEMPERATURES; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; DESORPTION BEHAVIOR; DYE ADSORPTION; HIGH CAPACITY; MESO-PORES; METHYLENE BLUE; MICROPORES; PORE VOLUME; POROUS STRUCTURES; REACTIVE BLACK 5; SURFACE AREA;

ADSORPTION; CARBON INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYST REGENERATION; COMBUSTION; DESORPTION; MICROPOROSITY; OXIDATION; PH; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; XEROGELS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 79960019027     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.05.054     Document Type: Article

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