Using microwave radiation to recover granular activated carbon exposed to toluene vapor

Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-64

  Dehdashti, Ali Reza ^a   Khavanin, Ali ^a   Rezaei, Abbas ^a   Assilian, Hassan ^a   Soleimanian, Ardalan ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Granular activated carbon recovery; Microwave irradiation; Toluene vapor

Indexed keywords

EID: 81855190787     PISSN: 10219986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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