Surface modification of coconut shell based activated carbon for the improvement of hydrophobic VOC removal

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 683-690

  Li, Lin ^a   Liu, Suqin ^a   Liu, Junxin ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption ability; Coconut shells; Granular activated carbon; Hydrophobic volatile organic compounds; Surface characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ABILITY; COCONUT SHELLS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; HYDROPHOBIC VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; NITRIC ACID; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PURIFICATION; SODIUM; SULFURIC ACID; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

HYDROPHOBICITY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMMONIA; NITRIC ACID; ORTHO XYLENE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFURIC ACID; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AMMONIA; HYDROPHOBICITY; MONOCOTYLEDON; ORGANIC ACID; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SHELL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; COCONUT; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TITRIMETRY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

CARBON; COCOS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79960191334     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.05.069     Document Type: Article

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