Adsorption of toluene and toluene-water vapor mixture on almond shell based activated carbons

Adsorption

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1137-1148

  Martinez De Yuso A ^a   Izquierdo, M T ^b   Rubio, B ^b   Carrott, P J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SAN JORGE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CARBOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Almond shell; Phosphoric acid; Toluene; Volatile organic compounds; Water vapor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION TEMPERATURES; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ALMOND SHELLS; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; IMPREGNATION RATIOS; PREPARATION CONDITIONS; PRESENCE OF WATER; TOLUENE ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POROSITY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER VAPOR;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 84888360621     PISSN: 09295607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10450-013-9540-5     Document Type: Article

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