Enhanced mercuric chloride adsorption onto sulfur-modified activated carbons derived from waste tires

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 799-809

  Yuan, Chung Shin ^a,b   Wang, Guangzhi ^b   Xue, Sheng Han ^a   Ie, Iau Ren ^a   Jen, Yi Hsiu ^a   Tsai, Hsieh Hung ^a   Chen, Wei Jin ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MICROPOROSITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PORE SIZE; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; SULFUR; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TIRES;

ADSORPTION TEMPERATURE; ANALYTICAL PRECISION; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES; HIGH SURFACE AREA ACTIVATED CARBON; IMPREGNATED ACTIVATED CARBON; MODIFIED ACTIVATED CARBONS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW);

MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; SULFUR; CARBON;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DIFFUSION; GAS; MOTOR VEHICLE TIRE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; CAR; CHEMISTRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ADSORPTION; AUTOMOBILES; CARBON; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; POROSITY; SULFUR; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 84865355025     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2012.676998     Document Type: Article

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