Adsorption of natural organic matter analogues by multi-walled carbon nanotubes: Comparison with powdered activated carbon

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 219, Issue , 2013, Pages 450-458

  Liu, Fei Fei ^a   Fan, Jin Lin ^a   Wang, Shu Guang ^a   Ma, Guang Hui ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The Agricultural Extension Station of Agriculture Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Mechanisms; Multi walled carbon nanotubes; Natural organic matter; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; FREUNDLICH ISOTHERM MODEL; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS; INCREASING PRODUCTION; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; PHTHALIC ACID; PORE FILLING; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; SITE ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONS; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MECHANISMS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); PHENOLS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84873671681     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.01.026     Document Type: Article

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