Coconut husk derived activated carbon via microwave induced activation: Effects of activation agents, preparation parameters and adsorption performance

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 184, Issue , 2012, Pages 57-65

  Foo, K Y ^a   Hameed, B H ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Isotherm; Kinetics; Methylene blue; Microwave

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING AGENTS; ACTIVATION AGENT; ADSORPTION CAPABILITY; ADSORPTION KINETICS; ADSORPTION PERFORMANCE; ADSORPTIVE PROPERTIES; BET SURFACE AREA; CARBON YIELD; COCONUT HUSK; EQUILIBRIUM DATA; IMPREGNATION RATIOS; IRRADIATION TIME; LANGMUIR ISOTHERM; LANGMUIRS; METHYLENE BLUE; MICROWAVE ASSISTED; MICROWAVE POWER; MODEL COMPOUND; MONOLAYER ADSORPTION; NITROGEN ADSORPTION ISOTHERM; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PREPARATION PARAMETERS; PSEUDO-SECOND ORDER MODEL; SURFACE AREA; TOTAL PORE VOLUME; ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ENZYME KINETICS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTHERMS; MICROWAVE GENERATION; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION; MICROWAVES; MONOLAYERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUNGSTEN; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84857030155     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.12.084     Document Type: Article

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