Thermal and chemical regeneration of spent activated carbon and its adsorption property for toluene

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 210, Issue , 2012, Pages 500-509

  Nahm, Seung Won ^a   Shim, Wang Geun ^b   Park, Young Kwon ^c   Kim, Sang Chai ^a  

^a Mokpo National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c University of Seoul   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acid aqueous washing; Adsorption; Regeneration; Spent activated carbon; Thermal air treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ABILITY; ADSORPTION CHARACTERISTIC; ADSORPTION EQUILIBRIA; ADSORPTION PROPERTIES; AIR TREATMENT; BREAK THROUGH CURVE; CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; CHEMICAL REGENERATION; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; ELECTRICAL HEATING; ENERGY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FREUNDLICH; LINEAR DRIVING FORCE; NITROGEN ADSORPTION ISOTHERM; ORGANIC SUBSTANCES; OXALIC ACID; REGENERATION; REGENERATION TREATMENT; SPENT ACTIVATED CARBON; SURFACE OXYGEN GROUPS; TEXTURAL PROPERTIES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ORGANIC ACIDS; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DESORPTION; TOLUENE; WASHING;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

EID: 84867012819     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.09.023     Document Type: Article

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