Adsorption dynamics of toluene in composite bed with microfibrous entrapped activated carbon

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 456-462

  Liu, Jian ^a   Yan, Ying ^a   Zhang, Huiping ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption dynamics; Composite bed; Microfibrous composite; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON COMPOSITES; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION DYNAMICS; BED DEPTH SERVICE TIME MODEL; BED HEIGHT; BREAK THROUGH CURVE; BREAKTHROUGH TIME; COMPOSITE BED; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIXED BED; FIXED-BED ADSORPTION; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; INLET CONCENTRATION; LENGTH OF UNUSED BEDS; MICROFIBROUS; OPERATION PARAMETERS; SINTERING PROCESS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; FLOW RATE; GRANULAR MATERIALS; INLET FLOW; RATE CONSTANTS; SINTERING; STAINLESS STEEL; TOLUENE;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 80052584983     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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