Gas-phase formaldehyde adsorption isotherm studies on activated carbon: Correlations of adsorption capacity to surface functional group density

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 6498-6503

  Carter, Ellison M ^a   Katz, Lynn E ^a   Speitel, Gerald E ^a   Ramirez, David ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION BEHAVIOR; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION ISOTHERM MODEL; BASIC SURFACE; BOEHM TITRATION; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; GAS-PHASE FORMALDEHYDE; GASPHASE; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NITROGEN ADSORPTION ISOTHERM; ORGANIC ADSORBATES; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; WATER VAPOR ADSORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CARBON FIBERS; FORMALDEHYDE; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GAS ADSORPTION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; POLYACRYLONITRILES; WATER VAPOR; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DEWATERING;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON FIBER; FORMALDEHYDE; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CORRELATION; FORMALDEHYDE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GAS PHASE REACTION; ISOTHERM; PARTIAL PRESSURE; WATER VAPOR; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; BOEHM TITRATION; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAS; GAS PHASE FORMALDEHYDE ADSORPTION ISOTHERM; ISOTHERM; NITROGEN ADSORPTION ISOTHERM; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL MODEL; PRESSURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER VAPOR; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; CHARCOAL; FORMALDEHYDE; GASES; STEAM; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 79960968892     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es104286d     Document Type: Article

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