Effects of microwave heating on porous structure of regenerated powdered activated carbon used in xylose

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 2917-2925

  Li, Wei ^a   Wang, Xinying ^a   Peng, Jinhui ^a  

^a KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Microwave heating; Porous structure; Regeneration; Spent powdered activated carbon; Surface fractal dimensions

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; FRACTAL DIMENSION; MICROWAVE GENERATION; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION; POROSITY; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA;

COMMERCIAL ACTIVATED CARBONS; HIGH ADSORPTION CAPACITY; NON-LOCAL DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORIES; PORE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; POROUS STRUCTURES; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; REGENERATION; SURFACE FRACTAL DIMENSIONS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; IODINE; METHYLENE BLUE; XYLOSE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; HEATING; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MONOSACCHARIDE; REGENERATION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; DECOLORIZATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ISOTHERM; MICROWAVE COOKING; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; REGENERATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84887998605     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2013.796007     Document Type: Article

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