Synthesis and characterization of activated carbon from sawdust of Algarroba wood. 1. Physical activation and pyrolysis

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 196, Issue , 2011, Pages 360-369

  Matos, Juan ^a   Nahas, Carol ^a   Rojas, Laura ^a   Rosales, Maibelín ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Algarroba wood; Physical activation; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION TEMPERATURES; ADSORPTION DESORPTION; ALGARROBA WOOD; CARBON MATERIAL; FTIR; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; GAS ATMOSPHERE; MAXIMUM VALUES; MEAN PORE DIAMETERS; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; PHYSICAL ACTIVATION; PORE DIAMETERS; PORE WIDTH; POTENTIAL SOURCES; SURFACE AREA; WASTE BIOMASS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DESORPTION; DYES; PYROLYSIS; SURFACES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DESORPTION; DUST; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE AREA; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WOOD; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PYROLYSIS; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SAWDUST; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHARCOAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOT TEMPERATURE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NITROGEN; PHENOL; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; POROSITY; PROSOPIS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WOOD;

EID: 80455122893     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.09.046     Document Type: Article

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