Activated carbon from date palm seed: Process optimization using response surface methodology

Waste and Biomass Valorization

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-156

  Reddy, K Suresh Kumar ^a   Al Shoaibi, Ahmed ^a   Srinivasakannan, C ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Optimization; Palm date seeds; Response surface methodology; Yield

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING AGENTS; ACTIVATION TEMPERATURES; ACTIVATION TIME; BET SURFACE AREA; BIOMASS SOURCE; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; DATE PALM; MEAN PORE DIAMETERS; MICROPOROUS; NITROGEN ADSORPTION ISOTHERM; OPTIMIZATION SOFTWARE; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM YIELD; POROUS CARBONS; PROCESS CONDITION; PROCESS PARAMETERS; PROCESS VARIABLES; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SURFACE RESPONSE; TEXTURAL CHARACTERISTIC; TUBULAR FURNACES; YIELD;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; FLOW RATE; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 84863532778     PISSN: 18772641     EISSN: 1877265X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-011-9104-4     Document Type: Article

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