Molecular simulation of the accumulation of alkanes from natural gas in carbonaceous materials

Carbon

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 624-632

  Lucena, Sebastião M P ^a   Gomes, Victor A ^a   Gonçalves, Daniel V ^a   Mileo, Paulo G M ^a   Silvino, Pedro F G ^a  

^a Dept Engenharia Química   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; CARBON BASED ADSORBENTS; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; MONO-COMPONENT ISOTHERM; PREDICTIVE METHODS; STORAGE CAPACITY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIGITAL STORAGE; NATURAL GAS; PORE SIZE;

PARAFFINS;

EID: 84879687689     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.05.046     Document Type: Article

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