Chemical activation of bituminous coal for hampering oligomerization of organic contaminants

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 197, Issue , 2011, Pages 311-319

  Yan, Liang ^a   Sorial, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Chemical activation; Oligomerization; Pore size distribution

Indexed keywords

2-METHYLPHENOL; ACTIVATION PROCESS; ACTIVATION TIME; ADSORPTIVE CAPACITY; ANOXIC ENVIRONMENT; BET SURFACE AREA; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; HEATING TEMPERATURES; KOH ACTIVATION; MICROPORES; NEUTRAL PH; NITROGEN GAS; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; OXIC CONDITIONS; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; SINGLE-SOLUTE ADSORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BITUMINOUS COAL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; ISOTHERMS; MICROPOROSITY; MOLECULAR OXYGEN; NITROGEN; OLIGOMERIZATION; OLIGOMERS; PHENOLS; PORE SIZE;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

2 ETHYLPHENOL; ACTIVATED CARBON; COAL; NITROGEN; ORTHO CRESOL; PHENOL; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ALCOHOL; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BITUMINOUS COAL; HEATING; HYDROXIDE; ISOTHERM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXYGEN; PH; PHENOL; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; POROSITY; SOLUTE; SURFACE AREA; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; ISOTHERM; OLIGOMERIZATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

ADSORPTION; COAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHENOLS; POLYMERS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 82155175675     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.09.093     Document Type: Article

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