Effect of liquid-phase O3 oxidation of activated carbon on the adsorption of thiophene

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 242, Issue , 2014, Pages 211-219

  Wu, Luoming ^a   Sitamraju, Siddarth ^b   Xiao, Jing ^a   Liu, Bing ^a   Li, Zhong ^a   Janik, Michael J ^b,c   Song, Chunshan ^b,c  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; DFT; Oxygen functionalities; Ozone oxidation; Thiophene

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION OF THIOPHENE; ADSORPTIVE DESULFURIZATION; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; DFT; NEUTRAL AQUEOUS SOLUTION; OXYGEN FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; OZONE OXIDATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GRAPHITE; LIQUIDS; OXIDATION; OZONE;

THIOPHENE;

EID: 84892665670     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.12.077     Document Type: Article

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