Simultaneous activation/sulfurization method for production of sulfurized activated carbons: Characterization and Hg(II) adsorption capacity

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 546-552

  Shamsijazeyi, Hadi ^a,b   Kaghazchi, Tahereh ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Mercury; Simultaneous; Sulfurization; Surface area

Indexed keywords

MERCURY (METAL); POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; SULFUR;

ACTIVATION AGENT; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; HIGHER SULFUR CONTENTS; NITROGEN ADSORPTION; POROUS STRUCTURES; SIMULTANEOUS; SULFURIZATION; SURFACE AREA;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; MERCURY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORIC ACID; SULFUR;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; DESORPTION; ISOTHERM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PH; POROSITY; SULFUR;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DESORPTION; PH; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADSORPTION; CARBON DISULFIDE; CHARCOAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MERCURY; PRUNUS; SULFUR; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84896771524     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.741     Document Type: Article

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