Influence of the pore structure and surface chemistry on adsorption of ethylbenzene and xylene isomers by KOH-activated multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 237-238, Issue , 2012, Pages 102-109

  Yu, Fei ^a   Wu, Yanqing ^a   Ma, Jie ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activation; Adsorption; Multi walled carbon nanotube; Specific surface area; Surface oxygen content

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION AFFINITY; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; ADSORPTION PROPERTIES; AQUEOUS-PHASE ADSORPTION; HYDROXYL GROUPS; KOH ACTIVATION; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MESOPORE VOLUME; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURFACE OXYGEN CONTENT; SYNERGETIC EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; WATER CLUSTER; XYLENE ISOMERS;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ETHYLBENZENE; ISOMERS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); PORE STRUCTURE; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; XYLENE;

ADSORPTION;

ETHYLBENZENE; HYDROXYL GROUP; META XYLENE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; ORTHO XYLENE; PARA XYLENE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; WATER;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXYGEN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POROSITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURFACE AREA; XYLENE;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; ISOMER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADSORPTION; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; HYDROXIDES; ISOMERISM; NANOTUBES, CARBON; POROSITY; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XYLENES;

EID: 84866746908     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.07.059     Document Type: Article

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