Enhancement of dibenzothiophene adsorption on activated carbons by surface modification using low temperature oxygen plasma

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 209, Issue , 2012, Pages 597-600

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Liu, Haiyong ^a   Xia, Qibin ^a   Li, Zhong ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Dibenzothiophene (DBT); Low temperature oxygen plasma; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; BREAKTHROUGH EXPERIMENT; CARBON SURFACE; DIBENZOTHIOPHENES; FIXED-BED; LOW TEMPERATURES; MASS LOSS; MODEL DIESEL; MODIFICATION METHODS; OXYGEN CONTAINING GROUPS; OXYGEN PLASMAS; THERMAL OXIDATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; DIESEL FUELS; PLASMAS; SURFACE TREATMENT; TEMPERATURE;

OXYGEN;

EID: 84866141462     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.08.050     Document Type: Article

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