Factors affecting the carbon yield and adsorption capability of the mangosteen peel activated carbon prepared by microwave assisted K 2CO 3 activation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 180, Issue , 2012, Pages 66-74

  Foo, K Y ^a   Hameed, B H ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Mangosteen peel; Methylene blue; Microwave

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPABILITY; ADSORPTION KINETICS; ADSORPTIVE PROPERTIES; CARBON YIELD; EQUILIBRIUM DATA; IMPREGNATION RATIOS; IRRADIATION TIME; LANGMUIR ISOTHERM; MANGOSTEEN PEEL; METHYLENE BLUE; MICROWAVE ASSISTED; MICROWAVE POWER; MODEL COMPOUND; MONOLAYER ADSORPTION; NITROGEN ADSORPTION ISOTHERM; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PSEUDO-SECOND ORDER MODEL; SURFACE ACIDITY; ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; COMPLEXATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICROWAVES; MONOLAYERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

GAS ADSORPTION;

GARCINIA MANGOSTANA;

EID: 84455202304     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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