Preparation and characterization of activated carbon - NFe 3O 4, activated carbon - NSiO 2 and activated carbon - NZnO hybrid materials

Particle and Particle Systems Characterization

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 178-191

  Fatoki, Olalekan S ^a   Ayanda, Olushola S ^a   Adekola, Folahan A ^b   Ximba, Bhekumusa J ^a   Opeolu, Beatrice O ^a  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

activated carbon; hybrid materials; nano metal oxides; scanning and transmission electron microscopy; surface area and porosity.

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC COMPLEX; ASH CONTENTS; CARBON , NANO; CATIONIC COMPLEXES; MICROPORES; NANO METAL OXIDE; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; POINT OF ZERO CHARGE; SCANNING AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE AREA;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HEAVY METALS; HYBRID MATERIALS; MICROPOROSITY; SORPTION; SURFACES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 84864760154     PISSN: 09340866     EISSN: 15214117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.201100051     Document Type: Article

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