Regeneration methods to restore carbon adsorptive capacity of dibenzothiophene and neutral nitrogen heteroaromatic compounds

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 243, Issue , 2014, Pages 315-325

  Han, Xue ^a   Lin, Hongfei ^a   Zheng, Ying ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Denitrogenation; Desulfurization; Diesel fuel; Regeneration; Regeneration method

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION AND DESORPTIONS; DENITROGENATION; HETEROAROMATIC COMPOUNDS; N ,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; OXYGEN FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; REGENERATION; REGENERATION METHOD;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; DESULFURIZATION; DIESEL FUELS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MICROPOROSITY; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; TOLUENE;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

EID: 84893400931     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.12.074     Document Type: Article

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