Influence of carbon xerogel textural properties on the dynamic adsorption of methyl iodide

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-28

  Almazan Almazan M C ^a,c   Lopez Domingo F J ^b   Domingo Garcia M ^c   Leonard A ^a   Perez Mendoza M ^c   Pirard, J P ^a   Lopez Garzon F J ^c   Blacher, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon xerogels; Dynamic adsorption; Methyl iodide; Packed bed; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED AMOUNT; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION PROFILE; ADSORPTION VOLUME; AXIAL CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CARBON DIOXIDE ADSORPTION; CARBON XEROGELS; DYNAMIC ADSORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; EXPOSURE TIME; GAS CARRIERS; GAS STREAMS; IN-SITU; INLET CONCENTRATION; LARGE PORE VOLUME; LARGE PORES; LINEAR DRIVING FORCE; MERCURY POROSIMETRY; METHYL IODIDE; MICROPORE VOLUMES; PORE TEXTURES; PORE VOLUME; RESORCINOL FORMALDEHYDES; SURFACE AREA; SYNTHESIS CONDITIONS; TEXTURAL CHARACTERISTIC; TEXTURAL PROPERTIES; TRANSPORT LIMITATIONS; VOLATILE COMPOUNDS; X RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

ADSORBENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; FLOW RATE; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INLET FLOW; MERCURY (METAL); PACKED BEDS; PHENOLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEXTURES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; X RAYS; XEROGELS;

GAS ADSORPTION;

EID: 80052292170     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.07.027     Document Type: Article

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