Preparation and characterization of a hierarchical porous char from sewage sludge with superior adsorption capacity for toluene by a new two-step pore-fabricating process

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 146, Issue , 2013, Pages 457-462

  Kong, Lingjun ^a   Xiong, Ya ^a   Tian, Shuanghong ^a   Luo, Rongshu ^a   He, Chun ^a   Huang, Haibao ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Hierarchical pores; Hydrophobic; Sludge derived char; Toluene

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ADSORPTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; TOLUENE;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; HIERARCHICAL PORES; HIERARCHICAL POROUS; HYDROPHOBIC; HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTIES; MERCURY INTRUSION; SLUDGE-DERIVED CHAR; TOLUENE ADSORPTION;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CITRIC ACID; MERCURY; TOLUENE; ZINC CHLORIDE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; FILTER; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; HYDROPHOBICITY; POROUS MEDIUM; PYROLYSIS; SEWAGE; TOLUENE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BULK DENSITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOW RATE; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PORE FABRICATING PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SLUDGE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADSORPTION; HIERARCHICAL PORES; HYDROPHOBIC; SLUDGE-DERIVED CHAR; TOLUENE;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CALCIUM; CHLORIDES; CITRIC ACID; GASES; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; NITROGEN; POROSITY; SEWAGE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; TOLUENE; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84882712688     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.116     Document Type: Article

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