Production of microporous palm shell based activated carbon for methane adsorption: Modeling and optimization using response surface methodology

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 776-784

  Arami Niya, Arash ^a   Wan Daud, Wan Mohd Ashri ^a   S Mjalli, Farouq ^b   Abnisa, Faisal ^a   Shafeeyan, Mohammad Saleh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Activation; Methane adsorption; Palm shell; Response surface methodology

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON PRODUCTION; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; IMPREGNATION RATIOS; MAIN PROCESS; METHANE ADSORPTION; MICROPOROUS; MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPTIMUM REACTION CONDITIONS; PALM SHELL; PHYSICAL ACTIVATION; PHYSICAL AGENTS; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL; PRODUCTION PROCESS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; IMPREGNATION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SURFACE PROPERTIES;

METHANE;

EID: 84861966989     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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