Development of a new peat-based oil sorbent using peat pyrolysis

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1577-1582

  Klavins, Maris ^a   Porshnov, Dmitry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

Author keywords

modification; oil; oil removal; peat; pyrolysis; sorbent

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; HEAT TREATMENT; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SORBENTS; SORPTION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ACTIVATED COALS; LOW-TEMPERATURE PYROLYSIS; MODIFICATION; OIL; OIL REMOVAL; POTENTIAL MATERIALS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA AND POROSITIES; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

PEAT;

OIL; PEAT; SORBENT;

BUOYANCY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; OIL SPILL; PARAMETERIZATION; PEAT; POLLUTION CONTROL; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SORPTION; SURFACE AREA; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; COST; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LOW TEMPERATURE; POROSITY; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 84880573716     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2012.758668     Document Type: Article

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