Preparation and characterization of activated carbon from apple waste by microwave-assisted phosphoric acid activation: Application in methylene blue adsorption

BioResources

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 2950-2966

  Hesas, Roozbeh Hoseinzadeh ^a   Arami Niya, Arash ^a   Wan Daud, Wan Mohd Ashri ^a   Sahu, J N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Activated Carbon; Adsorption; Chemical activation; Microwave; Pore structure

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION AGENT; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; BET SURFACE AREA; CONVENTIONAL HEATING METHODS; METHYLENE BLUE ADSORPTION; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; PHOSPHORIC ACID ACTIVATION; PREPARATION CONDITIONS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MICROWAVES; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PORE STRUCTURE; RADIATION EFFECTS;

FRUITS;

EID: 84877982650     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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